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Hurry up and wait VETS NEEDING PTSD BENEFITS FACE DIZZYING PAPERWORK, LENGTHY DELAYS BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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OTTAWA — Many of Canada’s battle-scarred veterans wait up to eight months to find out if they are eligible for long-term, mental-health disability benefits and the department responsible for their care has no idea if its treatment programs are effective, the auditor general said Tuesday. For a handful of those ex-soldiers, the cumbersome application process is only the beginning of a battle for care that can rage for years. Michael Ferguson’s fall report takes Veterans

Affairs Canada — and to a lesser extent, National Defence — to task for saddling psychologically battered veterans with a dizzying array of paperwork and for making them wait an unnecessarily long time for help. “The department doesn’t really seem to have spent time looking at the process from the point of view of the veteran,” Ferguson said. “And we think the department needs to put themselves in the shoes

of the veterans who are trying to access these services, in order so they can understand the experience of trying to navigate through that whole process just to get an answer.” The Harper government has tried in the last few days to get ahead of the scathing report by announcing an additional $200 million in funding over the next five years, much of which is to expand the department’s system of operational stress injury clinics, where soldiers can get a formal diagnosis.

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10-minute response time 90 per cent of the time. Current processing time (the time it takes from receiving a call until a vehicle is dispatched) is two minutes and 20 seconds, leaving emergency vehicles seven minutes and 40 seconds to arrive on scene. “It is unfortunate that there will be areas in Red Deer that will be disadvantaged due to new fire station relocations,” said Kimberly Streit, Bower Community Association president, in an email. “It is expected that the City of Red Deer will implement positive strategic pursuits to ensure all areas of Red Deer will receive a proper and provincially mandated emergency response time.”

City council gave the green light to a $173.3-million capital budget for 2015 after a 10-hour session on Tuesday. The 105 single-year and multi-year projects range from the small-ticket items such as $42,000 for a market feasibility study in Riverlands, to the $21.5 million to replace the Red Deer Arena. Mayor Tara Veer said the budget is highly responsive to community feedback on several fronts. She said the budget accommodates some of the core infrastructure challenges but also moves the community forward in a cost efficient manner. “In our new economic normal we need to find new ways of moving the community forward in a financially responsible manner,” said Veer. She said this was established with the capital budget savings plan and a stronger emphasis on community partnerships that were established in the budget. This budget takes in consideration pressures of growth alongside the necessary amenities for the city. Councillors said the 2015 budget offers a great balance between investing in core infrastructure like roads and underground work and community amenities. Council heard the roof on Red Deer Arena is reaching its lifespan and a decision must be made on its future. Council reasoned it makes better financial sense to knock down the building and build a new one than to renovate and pay more in the long run. Some councillors said building a new arena will open up the possibility to new partnerships and sponsorships including securing naming rights. Other items approved in the budget included $15.2 million towards roadway construction and crown paving, and $15 million for the relocation of two city fire halls. Coun. Tanya Handley was most vocal during the debate as she unsuccessfully tried to trim the budget by questioning items like the $4.9 million for the street light conversion to LED project.

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Fire response time slower in southeast corner of Bower after fire hall relocation BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Residents in a two-block section of Bower may have to wait just a little bit longer for a fire truck to arrive with the relocation of two fire halls. City of Red Deer staff said technological advances are being put in place to help increase the efficiency of dispatch and travel time to an incident. However, a map developed for city council’s consideration shows sections of Barrett Drive and Bannerman Close in the southeast corner of Bower fall outside a residential response time of seven minutes and 40 seconds. Provincial guidelines require a

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RESPONSE TIME: Should improve with better technology The map council saw at its regular meeting on Monday was generated by Dillon Consulting as part of a 2002 report, with a 2006 update that reviewed emergency services and assessed station location. The map is based on future growth and not current service levels. The relocation of two Red Deer Emergency Services fire halls will move Station 4 from 30 Davison Dr. to Timberlands and Station 3 from 4340 32nd St. to a site near the Collicutt Centre. The new locations will not be operational until mid-2016. Streit said that she was confident “the City of Red Deer would be so kind to include valued feedback from the general public in way of a forum to seek concerns or comments. “This act would secure confidence with the general public in rectifying a situation that will be resolved in an appropriate viable way for all parties included.” Elaine Vincent, Red Deer development services director, said in an email that several technological improvements to the dispatch process will improve response time. “Some of these technical enhancements include CAD (computer aided dispatch) to CAD interface, and MDT (mobile data terminals) and reviewing our overall dispatch processes ... all of these will allow real time dispatching and route finding,” she said. Vincent also said the city will review its response times in 2015 to all neighbourhoods based on these technological advancements to determine if the assumptions used in the study produce the same results. “I don’t see there being any challenges for us in covering the Bower area,” said Bart Rowland, deputy fire chief of operations. “The steps we’re looking at and the implementation of the new technology, it won’t be an issue down the road.” The two new fire halls are part of the 2015 capital budget with Station 3 ultimately costing $7,960,000 and Station 4 costing $7,016,000. The current Station 3 will remain in operation, but as the 911 emergency communications centre and the Emergency Services administrative headquarters. A sixth station is scheduled to be build in 2025, but no site has been determined. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

VETERANS: A lot of room for improvement The auditor’s report did add that Veterans Affairs is doing a good job facilitating access to short-term rehabilitation services, something a spokeswoman for Veteran Affairs Minister Julian Fantino focused on, almost to exclusion of all else. “Minister Fantino recommended that the auditor general review the mental health supports in order to help improve our programs and services; we thank the auditor general for making constructive recommendations and we appreciate his finding that access to mental health support is timely,” said Ashlee Smith in an email. Ferguson, at a news conference following the tabling of his report, made a point of distinguishing between access to short- and long-term services. “When you look at the longer-term program and that is the program where most of the veterans with mental needs are trying to access services; in that case this is where we said: You know what? This taking too long,” the auditor said. Ferguson added: “They really need to improve.”

BUDGET: ‘Coming of age’ City manager Craig Curtis said there will be cost savings in the long run. But Handley wasn’t convinced that throwing out good lights out was the best solution. She favoured a phased in approach for when the old lights reached their life cycle. Like other councillors, Handley questioned the $8.8 million price tag for the planned North Red Deer Regional Community Centre. Handley said she was happy with the location at 77 Street and Taylor Drive but she had too many questions about staffing, and the planned amenities.

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A map supplied by the City of Red Deer shows the hot spots where fire response times exceed the provincial guidelines of 10 minutes from receiving the call to getting on scene. Based on current response times, the red shows areas that will be outside the 10-minute window when two Red Deer Emergency Services stations are relocated, which is not expected until 2016. “The high cost of the facility could potentially make it not affordable for kids who need a place to go versus a skate park or spray park which is free,” said Handley. “For me it didn’t quite hit what I thought was the intention of a community centre which is to provide an affordable (place to go).” Coun. Frank Wong said the project would have been cheaper if the work was completed years earlier. Footing the bill for a natural gas fueling station to service the city fleet sparked some more debate. Council passed a motion to switch to compressed natural gas from diesel earlier this year. Councillors Paul Harris and Ken Johnston had voted against the move and stood their ground when discussing the fuelling station. Harris said he is not convinced it is the right technology. He would rather delay the project for another year because he does not support the research. He called the move “costly and irresponsible” because the city will likely have to switch technologies again. Coun. Lynne Mulder said it may not be the right technology but the city has to start somewhere. The transit department will apply to the provincial GreenTRIP program to help with the costs. Council will discuss the 10-year capital plan at workshops in early 2015 around the growth options and the communities amenities plan. As it stands now the potential capital projects for the next 10 years rings in at about $1.73 billion based on current projections. A project in the 10-year plan does not necessarily mean it will go ahead. Rather it means that the city is considering, planning and financing options for it. Coun. Buck Buchanan said he looks forward to the workshop because there are items that were not in the 2015 budget including a multi-use aquatic centre that he would like built sooner than later. A multiuse aquatic centre is placed as a line item for consideration in 2020. Likewise Harris would like to see the pool moved up in the 10-year plan. Harris said he looks forward to determining the scope of a potential concert hall

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in the city. Harris called the budget a “giddy up and go” and “coming of age” budget. Operating budget deliberations will begin on Jan. 6, 2015. 2015 Budget Highlights: ● Red Deer Arena replacement – $21.5 million ● Timberlands residential development – $12.4 million ● North Red Deer Regional Community Centre – $8.8 million ● Crown paving - $8.2 million ● Fire station relocation – $7.9 million (fire station #3) and $7 million (fire station #4) ● Land purchase (residential development) – $6.95 million ● Riverview Park bank stabilization - $6.3 million ● Street Light Conversion to LED – $4.9 million ● Taylor Drive Linkage – $5.3 million ● Fleet Fuel System infrastructure – $3.7 million as part of the city’s switch to natural compressed gas from diesel ● 30th Avenue projects – $3.1 million (roundabout at 67th Street) and $1.8 million (Northland Drive to 67th Street) ● 53rd Avenue completion – $2 million for the building and the paving of the road as part of the Railyards Plan ● Red Deer Airport runway expansion – $1.7 million (subject to County of Red Deer matching) ● RCMP downtown detachment – $1 million to develop the second floor due to growth ● River Bend Golf and Recreation Society – $711,000 ● Community library at Ironside School – $600,000 ● Bower Ponds (Riverwalk) – $520,000 ● Red Deer Public Library – $510,000 downtown branch roof replacement ● Legion Track Repairs – $280,000 ● Sports Fields Upgrades – $260,000 for upgrades and renovations of neighbourhood sports fields. ● South Hill Community Centre Demolition – $215,000 crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Council votes to speed up multiplex work BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF

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Sylvan Lake council has decided to go with a construction method for its Multiplex redevelopment/NexSource Centre that would see the project completed for September 2016. Council unanimously decided on Monday that the town will use the construction manager approach, rather than a general contractor, thus accelerating the $30.6-million project. Under the general contractor method, the town was looking at a completion date of January 2017. Mayor Sean McIntyre said on Tuesday that besides the earlier completion date, the town will have the opportunity of seeing quality bids on the

project and have more choice when breaking down its elements for tender. The town’s Public Works Department recommended the town use the construction manager approach. Council first considered the construction manager approach several weeks ago, and after looking at other projects in other municipalities using the approach, became more comfortable with the idea, the mayor said. Red Deer’s Dawe Centre revitalization project was done with the same method. The town will consider hiring a construction manager specifically for the project, McIntyre said. Even though

the town has its own engineers, the construction manager is someone with specific qualifications. There is no guarantee the project will be finished on time. However, going with the construction manager method means there is a higher likelihood it will be done on time, McIntyre said. The finishing work is being done on detailed designs, and the old arena and curling rink will be demolished in December and January, so the project can start in the spring. The project involves replacing the arena and curling rink that have reached the end of their lifespan. The town will maintain the second arena and pool that exists now, and add a seniors centre and children’s centre, multi-purpose rooms, a running track

and lobby in the new facility to be known as the NexSource Centre. In a report to council, it is anticipated that the construction manager method would reduce administration and markup costs to an estimated $945,000 whereas the costs with a general contractor would be $1.35 million. Also, the cost of weather delay would be $75,000 per month with a general contractor but zero with the construction manager method. The chosen method means it will require more time and effort by the town’s project manager and other staff to manage multiple contracts involved. Council also gave first reading to a bylaw involving borrowing $13 million for the project.

Wildrose floor-crossers seated far from old mates BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Progressive Conservative backbencher Kerry Towle began the first day of her new political life Tuesday watching her old boss fight for the issues she once championed for the Wildrose party. Towle quit the Wildrose along with Ian Donovan on Monday, saying internal problems with the Wildrose and the promise of a future under Premier Jim Prentice prompted the decision. Towle sat with a thin smile frozen on her face in the back row of the government side of the chamber during question period as Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith critiqued problems with seniors care. Smith asked about the lack of longterm care beds, the lack of baths given to seniors, and the controversial rules that have forced senior couples to live apart in different care homes. “This government takes married seniors in long-term care and forces them into separate nursing homes up to 100 kilometres away from their home. This is devastating for seniors and for their families,” Smith told the house. Seniors Minister Jeff Johnson said “there is progress” on bringing seniors together and on eliminating the rules

‘I LOST A DEAR FRIEND YESTERDAY AND MEMBERS OF CAUCUS. I UNDERSTAND THAT AND I HAVE TO LIVE WITH THAT.’ — KERRY TOWLE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE MLA

that keep them apart. These were all issues championed by Towle as she built a reputation over the last two years as a strong and fierce defender of seniors’ rights for the Wildrose party. But in an emotional news conference with Prentice Monday, she suggested she could no longer countenance interference in caucus matters. She also said her constituents told her to look at working with Prentice. Towle was very close to Smith and was one of her key lieutenants. Earlier Tuesday she said she has not spoken to Smith since she crossed the floor but hoped to reach out at some point. “When she’s ready I hope so, but I understand that my position has hurt her deeply,” said Towle. “I lost a dear friend yesterday and members of caucus. I understand that and I have to live with that.” Smith avoided reporters heading into the legislature and has yet to answer

questions on the defections. The floor-crossings were the latest setback for a party and caucus that has been in freefall since it lost four byelections to Prentice and the PCs on Oct 27. Some internal critics have accused Smith and her advisers of bungling the byelection strategy by trying to link Prentice to the scandals of former premier Alison Redford. Smith’s caucus, now at 14, also recently parted ways with MLA Joe Anglin over allegations he was secretly taping caucus meetings. There is no proof of that and Anglin has denied it. Earlier this month, the party revived criticism it is anti-gay when members at the annual general meeting voted down a proposal to put into policy a definitive statement of equality that mirrors the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Anglin, who now sits as an Independent, says his contacts with the caucus tell him up to four more Wildrose

MLAs may cross the floor. “I know they’re contemplating it,” he said. “I think Danielle has surrounded herself with people who have been advising her poorly and they need to be gone.” Three of Smith’s MLAs - Bruce Rowe, Jeff Wilson and Drew Barnes have voiced their support for her and the party on Twitter. Donovan told reporters he is comfortable with his decision to leave and also said Smith needs to get rid of the advisers around her. “(They’re) not listening to caucus,” he said. “The whole party was started on the idea of grassroots and listening to MLAs and they went away from that, so best of luck to them in their future.” Earlier Tuesday, Donovan told the CBC that he believes the PCs are more socially conservative than the Wildrose. That prompted NDP Leader Rachel Notley to ask Prentice if that means the PCs have replaced the Wildrose as the socially conservative bastion of the legislature. In doing so she mocked the comments made by a former Wildrose candidate who warned gays to repent or face eternity in hell’s “lake of fire.”

Davidson is to return to court on Dec. 17 to set a new date for her preliminary hearing.

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Proceedings have been stalled against a Cochrane woman accused of stealing more than $1 million from a former employer. Shelley Davidson, 38, was scheduled for a preliminary hearing in Red Deer provincial court on charges that she defrauded and stole money from a Blackfalds oilfield company while working as their bookkeeper. RCMP allege that Davidson took the money over a period of five years, starting in 2006. Represented by Calgary lawyer John Davison, Davidson had asked to be tried by judge alone in the Court of Queen’s Bench with a preliminary hearing held beforehand to test the strength of the Crown’s case against her. The hearing was set to start on Tuesday, but was abandoned when Davison withdrew his services.

EDMONTON — Men and boys in Alberta are being asked to wear swatches of moose hide to show that they support an end to violence against aboriginal women. The provincial government and the Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association are behind the campaign. The province is contributing $75,000. David Dorward, associate minister of aboriginal relations, says the more people talk about violence against women, the easier it is to bring about changes in society. Merle White of the native friendships association says the campaign shows aboriginals are taking a stand and moving towards changing things. The RCMP have said aboriginals account for more than 15 per cent of murdered and missing girls and women in recent decades.

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Pipelines to nowhere? PUBLIC OPINION TIPPING AGAINST PROPOSALS TO MOVE ALBERTA’S OIL Two years ago, student leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois rose to fame by becoming the face of Quebec’s socalled Maple Spring. He turned the episode that spelled the beginning of the end of premier Jean Charest’s tenure into a book titled Tenir tête. Last week, the book won the Governor General’s 2014 Frenchlanguage nonfiction prize. On Sunday, Nadeau-Dubois revealed that he was giving his $25,000 prize to a citizens’ coalition devoted to CHANTAL blocking TranHÉBERT sCanada’s Energy East pipeline. He used the prime time television platform of the Radio-Canada talk show Tout le monde en parle to make his announcement. He said he hoped to lead by example. Since then, donations to the anti-pipeline cause have been pouring in. This is only one small measure of how quickly Central Canada’s public opinion is gelling against the plan to link the Alberta oilfields to the refin-

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eries of Eastern Canada. Once considered the pipeline bid most likely to succeed, TransCanada’s project is on the way to joining Enbridge’s Northern Gateway on the long shots list. According to a poll on Friday, twothirds of Quebecers oppose Energy East. On that same day, the premiers of Ontario and Quebec put forward a list of provincial conditions that TransCanada would have to meet to secure their support. In so doing, Kathleen Wynne and Philippe Couillard borrowed a page from British Columbia Premier Christy Clark’s handbook. Two years ago, Clark presented Enbridge with a list of conditions to meet in exchange for her government’s support for its Northern Gateway pipeline. B.C. had five conditions. Quebec and Ontario have seven. On paper, the federal government and the National Energy Board have the final say on the way forward. But there are myriad ways for a province to block or delay a federal infrastructure project and it would not be the first time that voters had forced governments to think twice about allowing a controversial one to go forward. The fact that otherwise businessfriendly provincial governments are

putting more and more distance between themselves and the pipeline file is a sign that public opposition to these projects is fast spreading well beyond the environmental movement. Knowing all this, Alberta Premier Jim Prentice is embarking on a goodwill mission to Quebec and Ontario. But this may be a case of shutting the barn door after the horse has bolted. Like Clark, Wynne and Couillard have made social acceptability a condition of provincial support. But securing a social licence for its projects may amount to mission impossible for the energy industry. In British Columbia, municipal politicians have joined the First Nations and the environmentalists on the barricades. In Ontario and Quebec, opponents of TransCanada’s plan include the major natural gas carriers. The Parti Québécois and its Bloc cousin have also joined the battle against Energy East, reconnecting in the process with social activists such as Nadeau-Dubois who had otherwise been keeping their distance from conventional sovereigntist politics. So far, the main federal opposition parties support the notion of an expanded pipeline network to get Western Canada’s energy resources to markets. Both the Liberals and the NDP are cautiously on side with TransCana-

da’s pipeline. But for how long? Last weekend, a resolution urging Justin Trudeau’s Liberals to oppose Energy East was defeated by the party’s Quebec youth wing. The fact that it came to the fore at all confirms that the project will be on the federal election radar. With a Quebec anti-pipeline backlash gaining steam and against the threat of bleeding support over the pipelines issue to the Green party in B.C. next year, pressure on NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair to join the fight against pipeline developments is also mounting. Nearly a decade ago, Stephen Harper’s Conservative government set out to aggressively champion Alberta’s energy ambitions. In the name of Canada’s superior economic interest, the ruling Conservatives removed potential regulatory roadblocks from the pipelines’ path. They cast environmental activists as public enemies and themselves as the best friends of the energy industry. But instead of a clearer course to its goal, Canada’s energy industry is now left to cope with movable lines in the provincial sand and a politically poisoned pipeline well. This is obviously not the legacy Harper had in mind. Chantal Hébert is a syndicated Toronto Star national affairs writer.

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Be careful with radical pension reform BY ROBERT BROWN AND CRAIG MCINNES SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Before medical science fully grasped the role of germs, the intervention of a doctor would often hasten death rather than provide a cure. With no understanding of what was wrong, the healers of the day couldn’t make it right. In their ignorance, they often violated what has become a guiding principle of modern medicine: “first, do no harm.” The same risk applies today to critics who call for radical reforms of public sector pension plans. Like those ill-informed ancient healers, they claim they can fix something without fully understanding how pensions work or the ripple effects of the benefits they provide. The critics argue that defined benefit plans are unfair to taxpayers today, that they threaten current government finances and pose an unconscionable burden for future generations. Some, including the Wildrose party in Alberta, the Conservatives in Ontario and the Fraser Institute think tank, have proposed replacing defined benefit plans with defined contribution plans as a cure. They argue that defined benefit plans, which generate predictable retirement income, put taxpayers at risk. And they point out that with defined contribution plans, the employees and their families carry the risk if investments fail to produce the expected level of benefits. That is deemed fair since they also get the benefits. Those arguments can seem pretty attractive at a

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time when fewer Canadians in the private sector can get adequate workplace pensions. But are defined contribution plans really a cure that will benefit Canadians, now and in the future? With the support of the Canada Public Pension Leadership Council, we analyzed other comparable North American jurisdictions where defined benefit plans were replaced with defined contribution plans based on individual savings accounts, or where such conversions had been considered. Rather than a cure, we found the conversion to individual defined contribution savings accounts created new problems, without solving any of the old ones. Where pension plans were underfunded in the past, the unfunded liabilities were not reduced; in fact, they increased. Administration costs also rose and the amount of money available for benefits was less, often dramatically so. Retirees were less able to take care of themselves and depended more on public welfare programs. That means higher costs to taxpayers — the very outcome proponents said would not happen. Using that experience, we created a model to predict what the effects would be in Canada if a typical $10-billion defined benefit pension plan was converted to defined contribution. We were able to illustrate that large, public sector pension plans affect more stakeholders than just employers, plan members and their dependents. All Canadians have a stake in the continuing success of these large plans, which hold more than $900 billion in assets. Why? Because pension funds have a positive ef-

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NEW INFORMATION SURFACES ABOUT HARASSMENT ALLEGATIONS AGAINST MPS OTTAWA — New information has emerged about the explosive allegations of misconduct made by two female New Democrat MPs that prompted Justin Trudeau to suspend two sitting members of Parliament from the Liberal caucus. After one of the women complained directly to the Liberal leader late last month, both women agreed to meet confidentially with Liberal whip Judy Foote and her NDP counterpart, Nycole Turmel, to detail their allegations. Multiple sources familiar with what was said during those meetings have spoken to The Canadian Press, which believes it is in the public interest that Canadians have a clearer idea of what is at the root of a delicate controversy that has been raging on Parliament Hill for weeks. Trudeau has said only that the allegations involve “serious personal misconduct” grave enough to warrant suspending Massimo Pacetti and Scott Andrews from his caucus. He has also suspended the pair from running for his party in the next election, pending an independent investigation. Both men deny doing anything wrong and have

BRIEF Ghomeshi reaches agreement with CBC, withdraws lawsuit TORONTO — The CBC says its lawyers have reached an agreement with former radio host Jian Ghomeshi and he has withdrawn his $55-million lawsuit against the public broadcaster. CBC spokesman Chuck Thompson says “the civil suit has been dismissed with costs in favour of CBC.” He says Ghomeshi is expected to pay $18,000 in legal costs to the CBC. In his lawsuit, the former Q radio host alleged defamation and breach of confidence. The agreement reached between lawyers for the CBC and Ghomeshi still needs to be formalized through a court — a step Thompson says is expected in the near future. Ghomeshi was fired by the public broadcaster last month amid allegations of “abusive behaviour” from numerous women. Police are investigating complaints by at least three of them. Ghomeshi has denied the allegations, arguing in a Facebook posting that he engaged in “rough sex” with women, but insisting it was always consensual.

Defence rests its case at Luka Rocco Magnotta’s first-degree murder trial MONTREAL — The defence formally rested its case in the first-degree murder trial of Luka Rocco Magnotta on Tuesday without the accused having taken the stand. Attorney Luc Leclair presented a dozen witnesses over roughly two weeks, with the final one being the lead investigator in the case, Michel Bourque. Bourque was asked about Magnotta’s cellphone records, which suggested he bought the device under the name “Chris Lemieux” and changed the number frequently in the six months prior to Jun Lin’s slay-

said they expect to be exonerated. The incident involving Pacetti is said to have occurred about a year ago. According to an interview given to HuffingtonPost Canada, the alleged victim says she and Pacetti both belonged to the same sports league, members of which would often go out for drinks after games. She agreed one night to go to Pacetti’s hotel room, his residence while in Ottawa, for a drink. The woman told HuffPost she was sexually assaulted as a teenager so, when Pacetti made it clear he wanted to have sex, she “froze.” What ensued was “sex without explicit consent,” she told HuffPost. According to multiple sources, the woman acknowledged during her meeting with party whips that she did not explicitly say no, either. She also acknowledged providing a condom. Sources say the woman maintained she signalled to Pacetti that she did not want to have sex but she was not pressed to explain what those signals were. They also say she was sufficiently traumatized by the incident that she took a three-month leave of absence. HuffPost reported that the woman never confronted Pacetti after the fact, quoting her as saying “we

pretended it didn’t exist.” Pacetti has denied having sex with the female MP and has said it would be no one’s business if he had, the sources say. In an email statement, Pacetti said he has continued to maintain his innocence since the allegations first surfaced and to refrain from speculation in the media “in order not to prejudice any persons or institutions seized with adjudicating this matter.” The sources say the incident involving Andrews allegedly started at a social event on Parliament Hill before the woman, Andrews and Pacetti went from there to Pacetti’s office, where they drank some wine. Eventually, Pacetti left, leaving Andrews and the woman alone. According to sources, the woman alleges that Andrews followed her home, forced his way through her door, pushed her against a wall, groped her and ground his pelvis against her. She ordered him to leave. He did. Afterwards, sources say the woman alleges that Andrews repeatedly verbally harassed her, calling her a “c-kteaser.” Andrews has denied any misconduct but sources say he has not yet given a detailed rebuttal to the woman’s complaint.

ing in May 2012. While Magnotta did not testify, Leclair called several other witnesses, including his father and two forensic psychiatrists who assessed him for criminal responsibility. Magnotta, 32, is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying and dismemberment of Lin, a Chinese engineering student. The accused has admitted to the killing but has pleaded not guilty by way of mental disorder. The two psychiatrists hired by the defence have said they believe Magnotta was in a psychotic state the night Lin was killed and that he was unable to tell right from wrong. They also noted his schizophrenia had gone untreated since 2010. A rebuttal witness for the Crown said Tuesday he observed no signs of schizophrenia or prolonged psychosis when he met with Magnotta for an hour about a month before the slaying.

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OECD trims forecasts for Canada PREDICTS RATE HIKES STARTING MAY 2015 THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has trimmed its forecast for the Canadian economy and is predicting the Bank of Canada will start raising its key interest rate in late May. In its latest outlook Tuesday, the OECD predicted the Canadian economy will grow by 2.4 per cent this year, 2.6 per cent in 2015, and 2.4 per cent in 2016, largely driven by export demand from the U.S. economy. The estimate was down compared from the group’s May forecast that predicted the Canadian economy would grow by 2.5 per cent this year and 2.7 per cent in 2015. “Exports will be supported by stronger foreignmarket growth and recent currency depreciation,” said the report. “Business investment should strengthen with im-

proved demand, to boost capacity and cost competitiveness.” The OECD said the forecast was based on the Bank of Canada starting to raise its key interest rate in late May next year and steadily after that. The report noted that inflation, a key driver of interest rates, has returned to the two per cent target range used by the Bank of Canada due in part to the weaker loonie. “Given the uncertainty surrounding the amount of economic slack, the Bank of Canada should maintain its current policy stance for the time being,” the report said. “But it will have to start to withdraw stimulus as remaining slack is progressively taken up.” This isn’t the first prediction by the OECD about rate hikes in Canada. In its economic outlook last year, the organization forecast that the Bank of Canada would start raising interest rates in the fourth quarter of 2014 with the rate steadily rising to 2.25 per cent by the end of

2015. The central bank has maintained its key interest rate a one per cent for more than four years. In its October monetary policy report, the Bank of Canada predicted economic growth will average about 2.5 per cent next year before gradually slowing to around two per cent by the end of 2016. The central bank also noted that it expects the Canadian economy will gradually return to its full production capacity in the second half of 2016 and core inflation to remain around two per cent over its projection horizon. Overall, the OECD report said the global economy continues to run in “low gear” well below the pace set before the financial crisis. The Paris-based group also noted that the main upside risk to its forecast for the Canadian economy is that U.S. investment growth rebounds more than expected, while a domestic housing market correction is the main downside risk.

Red Deer County wants restrictions eased on confined feeding expansions

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BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer County plans to lobby other municipalities to ease restrictions on the expansion of confined feeding operations. Amendments approved on Tuesday to the county’s Municipal Development Plan allow the county to support expansion of feeding operations, under certain conditions, in agriculture-zoned areas covered by intermunicipal development plans (IDP). Intermunicipal plans are created to ensure neighbouring jurisdictions are on the same page when it comes to future development. The problem is the IDPs with Innisfail, Sylvan Lake and Bowden don’t allow new or expanded confined feeding operations in the areas covered by the plans — even in areas zoned agricultural. Mayor Jim Wood said the county plans to meet with the three municipalities to discuss amending those plans. It is up to the province’s Natural Resources Conservation Board to give the final approval on feeding operation expansions; but the board will not approve without county support. Under previous regulations, new feeding operations were not allowed, nor was expansion of existing ones in areas — which can be quite large — covered by any intermunicipal plans. Municipalities are already protected from confined feeding operations growing to their doorstep by provincial regulations that create a one-mile (1.6km) exclusion zone around communities. Those are not affected by the county changes. Problems with the current approach were brought to light earlier in the year when a hog producer about five km west of Gasoline Alley wanted to change a 811-sow farrow-to-wean operation to a 500sow farrow-to-finish farm. Under existing planning documents, the county could not support the application, despite otherwise finding no fault with the hog producer’s plans. The changes just approved allow the county to support expansion in intermunicipal plan areas not in exclusion zones or considered urban fringe. The City of Red Deer has already said it is on board with the changes. Wood said the county’s move will be good for livestock producers looking to expand. “I think we made some positive changes today.” Changes do not affect regulations prohibiting new confined feeding operations setting up in IDP zones. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Reitmans shutting down Smart Set to focus on other brands THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL - Shoppers will be losing another Canadian retail option after Reitmans announced Tuesday that it is closing all of its Smart Set womenswear stores. The Montreal-based retailer said it will shut 107 Smart Set stores over the next 12 to 18 months, including 31 by year end or early next year. About 76 locations will be converted to other company banners, which include Reitmans, Penningtons, Addition Elle and RW&Co., as well as Thyme maternity stores. Reitmans (TSX:RET.A) had tried to refocus the Smart Set banner over nearly two years to appeal to a slightly older woman willing to pay a little more, but decided to abandon the efforts in the face of intense competition that has driven down prices. “It’s a very, very difficult market and I guess we never had the appropriate focus for that particular customer,” president and CEO Jeremy Reitman said in an interview. He said the decision will help the company “refocus its sales and merchandising efforts” and improve overall results. Smart Set represents about 10 per cent of the Montreal-based company’s annual sales, which were approximately $960 million for the year ended Feb. 1. Reitmans has previously closed stores and cut costs as sales and profits have fallen over the last few years. The banner joins a series of Canadian names that have closed or face threat of bankruptcy. Among them was womenswear store, Jacob, which abandoned efforts to restructure the chain and announced in October the closure of its 92 stores across

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Is anyone out there listening? The complexity of today’s business environments has increased dramatically over the past two decades. Technology is primarily the reason for the frenetic pace. However, there is evidence that our ability to communicate effectively has decreased. Some statistics indicate that between emails, texting and social media, we spend between three and four hours a day using technology to communicate. These types of discussions mean we use short, JOHN to-the-point statements, rather MACKENZIE than in-depth conversations; therefore conversations can BUSINESS easily be misinterpreted. BASICS As a majority of communication is primarily through these two methods, the ability to communicate clearly and effectively is more important than ever. In my experience, basic face-to-face communication skills rank as either the number 1 or 2 issues in every company I work with in my coaching practice. During staff interviews, it is the subject most brought up when answering, “What are the three things you like or dislike about working here?” Common responses I hear from owners are, “I told them to do that and they did a half- . . . d job. Do I have to do everything myself?” Employees consistently comment, “I think I know what the job is, but get criticized for not doing the right thing. It’s never clear what the priorities are!” I have written on this topic several times in the past, each time from a different point of view. Why do I harp on this subject? The fact is that the lack of basic communication skills has created a layer of frustration never seen before. Conversations have become faster and more

intense. It seems like everyone has something to say, but no one is listening. I recently read an article on Forbes’ website (www.forbes.com) entitled, The Five Habits of Highly Effective Communicators. This article offered some sensible advice. Few of us realize that the actual spoken word is only a small percentage of human communication. It’s proven that non-verbal messages, like a person’s body language or facial expressions, express more than what is actually being said. Eager to respond, we often cut off the other person in mid-conversation. Focused on our next response we don’t really listen to what the other person is saying. We assume we know where the discussion is headed and high-jack the conversation. I can be as guilty of this as the next person. The Forbes article states there are five essential face-to-face communication practices that owners/ managers could implement that will have a significant impact. Here is my take on each of the five. Be consistent — walk the talk. Number 1 is all about the trust factor. Forbes calls this the “say–do gap.” Be sure that your words and your actions are consistent. If you set expectations, you’re the role model. During conversations with owners/managers, I always ask, “How are instructions given? Are explanations exact and clearly define what the end result would look like? What systems are in place that if used get the right results?” If a company states there is an open-door policy (“Just give me a call,”) then be prepared to act on it. If requests and concerns are discredited, or the opportunity to discuss issues is denied, then trust goes out the window. How do you think that is interpreted by staff?

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Tentative deal to settle part of XL Foods beef recall class-action lawsuit EDMONTON - Lawyers have brokered a tentative deal to settle part of a class-action lawsuit filed over an E. coli outbreak and the largest meat recall in Canadian history. The lawsuit is against XL Foods Inc., which operated a meat-packing plant in southern Alberta during the tainted beef recall in 2012. Rick Mallett, a lawyer for the Edmonton law firm behind the class action, said the settlement is to cover refunds to consumers for products that were recalled. He said the proposed $1-million settlement, plus other costs, is to go before a judge early next year for approval. “The parties have reached a settlement on beef refund claims subject to approval of the court,” Mallett said Tuesday following a hearing in Court of Queen’s Bench. “It applies to anyone who purchased recalled beef —XL beef — and disposed of it and didn’t get a refund.” XL Foods recalled more than 1.8 million kilograms of beef in Canada and the United States. In its statement of defence the company has denied liability and the allegations contained in the class action. The plant in Brooks was sold to JBS Canada last year. In October 2012 Brian Nilsson, one of the chief executives of XL Foods, apologized to people who became ill and was quoted in the media as saying that the company takes full responsibility. If the court approves the settlement, a public notice will be published in newspapers in Canada and some U.S. states to let people know how to submit claims.

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Loonie up: retail sales, U.S. GDP beat forecasts TORONTO - The Canadian dollar closed higher Tuesday amid strong economic data and a report predicting that the Bank of Canada will move earlier than anticipated on interest rates. The loonie was up 0.29 of a cent to 88.87 cents US as Statistics Canada reported that retail sales rose by a better than expected 0.8 per cent in September, led by a strong showing in auto sales. Economists had expected a rise of 0.5 per cent. And in the U.S., data showed the American economy expanded at a faster than expected annualized pace of 3.9 per cent in the third quarter. Economists had forecast that this revision to GDP would show growth slipped from 3.5 per cent to 3.3 per cent. The rise in the Canadian dollar also came in the wake of a report from a major international organization forecasting that the Bank of Canada will begin hiking its key interest rate as early as May 2015

Mallett said the agreement applies to anyone who threw beef away in response to recall notices, even if they can’t identify whether it was XL beef. During the outbreak, health officials confirmed that 18 people in Canada tested positive for a specific strain of E. coli bacteria linked to meat from the company’s plant in Brooks, Alta. The proposed deal does not affect the main part of the class-action lawsuit that involves people who claim they became ill. Mallett said that part of the lawsuit could continue for another 18 to 24 months. He said the number of people who say they became ill is much higher than the 18 cases documented in reports on the XL Foods recall. “We have been contacted by, at this point, over 200 people indicating that they suffered illness or injury in various degree of severity.” At Tuesday’s hearing, associate chief Justice John Rooke said any public notice about the proposed settlement must make it clear that claims are separate from and would not affect any possible future claims for injury damages. The statement of claim - which contains allegations not proven in court - says XL Foods knew it had poor quality control and put its profits above the safety of consumers. Last fall, the court ruled that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is a third-party defendant in the national class action. Mallett said the federal food safety watchdog is not part of the proposed settlement on beef refunds, but remains part of the injury lawsuit. “They remain in terms of the liability issues and any other quantum issues that relate to the bodily injury claims,” he said. “They continue to be a part of the litigation.” —months ahead of what economists have been predicting. In its latest economic outlook, the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said that inflation will return to the central bank’s two per cent target on “a sustained basis by late 2015.” It also says the Bank of Canada’s key rate, currently at one per cent, will rise steadily after the May increase. The OECD also called on Europe to relax its fiscal rules and for governments to spend more money, saying Europe’s sluggishness is dragging down the global economy. Other data out Tuesday showed the Conference Board’s U.S. consumer confidence index unexpectedly fell to 88.7 in November from 94.1 in October. A reading of 96 had been expected. Meanwhile, investors will also get information this week on how the Canadian economy is performing. Statistics Canada releases its reading on September gross domestic product and the third quarter on Friday. Economists expect that the agency will report that GDP rose by 0.4 per cent in September after dipping 0.1 per cent in August, adding up to an annualized pace of 2.1 per cent.

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Anti-pipeline grandma willing to go to jail THE CANADIAN PRESS BURNABY, B.C. - An 84-year-old retired librarian says she’s willing to violate a court injunction and go to jail as she and other anti-pipeline protesters take a stand against fossil fuels by interfering with survey work in Burnaby, B.C. Barbara Grant joined activists near Burnaby Mountain on Tuesday to demonstrate against Kinder Morgan’s proposed plan to nearly triple its pipeline capacity to transport Alberta oil to British Columbia. Grant said she has the support of her three children and three grandchildren, some of whom have joined the protest as crews drilled two bore holes into Burnaby Mountain before a decision on the project by the National Energy Board. “They believe, as I do, that this pipeline must be stopped,” Grant said of her family’s views on the Trans Mountain pipeline project, noting crews were working on public land. “I believe that this pipeline is a very, very bad idea,” she said. “It goes against practically everything I believe in. And I feel that the National Energy Board process by which the Kinder Morgan cause is being advanced is totally undemocratic.” Grant said protesters had gathered about a 10-minute walk from the site where crews were doing survey work and that she may cross a no-go line on the mountain later Tuesday. She said the risk of being arrested would be worth it to make a point against the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline. “That is a possibility I have to face,” she said. “For one thing, there’s the extremely important issue of fossil fuels and climate change,” she said. When it comes to the transportation of oil, B.C. is taking all the environmental risks, she added, raising concerns about increased tanker traffic and the threat of an oil spill. “The financial benefit is all for Kinder Morgan and those who have money invested in the oilsands. But there’s very, very little benefit to B.C.,” Grant said. “B.C. is just being used as an area through which the oil has to be piped in order to send it to Asia.” The National Energy Board announced Tuesday that it will launch a tour early next year in an effort to strengthen pipeline safety. Peter Watson, the federal regulatory agency’s chairman, said board members and staff will visit every province and the North to hear Canadians’ views on how it can improve its pipeline safety program and they will issue a report by early 2016. The Trans Mountain expansion proposal has triggered protests from several groups, including Burnaby Residents Opposed to Kinder Morgan Expansion, or BROKE, though Grant said she’s not part of any group.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 111.24 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 48.26 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.60 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 11.61 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.40 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.38 Cdn. National Railway . . 83.34 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 234.27 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 40.03 Capital Power Corp . . . . 27.63 Cervus Equipment Corp 20.32 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 51.39 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 52.85 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 27.93 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.18 General Motors Co. . . . . 32.23 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 21.90 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.33 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 44.65 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 34.04 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 42.29 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 11.45 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 55.50 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 125.40 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.14 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . 116.30 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 59.85 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO - The Toronto stock market closed higher Tuesday amid stronger than expected showings for Canadian retail sales and U.S. economic growth. The S&P/TSX composite index gained 58.24 points to 15,073.65 as Statistics Canada reported that retail sales rose by a better than expected 0.8 per cent in September, led by auto sales. The loonie was ahead 0.29 of a cent to 88.87 cents US. The rise in the Canadian dollar also came in the wake of a report from a major international organization that forecast the Bank of Canada would begin hiking its key interest rate as early as May 2015 - months ahead of when economists have been predicting. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said forecast that inflation will return to the central bank’s two per cent target on “a sustained basis by late 2015.” It also said the Bank of Canada’s key rate, currently at one per cent, would likely rise steadily after the May increase. And in the U.S., data showed the American economy expanded at a faster than expected annualized pace of 3.9 per cent in the third quarter. Economists had forecast that this first revision to GDP would show growth slipped from 3.5 per cent to 3.3 per cent. “The U.S. is on a good trajectory right now. The economy is moving in the right direction — it’s not going whole hog, full steam ahead (but) it’s going at a good pace,” said Sadiq Adatia, chief investment officer at Sun Life Global Investment. U.S. indexes were largely little changed amid other data from the Conference Board which showed that its U.S. consumer confidence index unexpectedly fell to 88.7 in November from 94.1 in October. The Dow Jones industrials was off 2.96 points at 17,814.94, the Nasdaq gained 3.36 points to 4,758.25 and the S&P 500 index was 2.38 points higher at

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 18.79 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.78 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 94.30 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84.95 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 30.00 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 14.83 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.87 First Quantum Minerals . 19.89 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 24.15 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 9.57 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 3.50 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.24 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 38.84 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.80 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 19.24 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 28.34 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 31.49 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 63.20 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.76 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 46.96 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 42.06 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 17.09 Canyon Services Group. 10.99 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 27.81 CWC Well Services . . . 0.6900 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 20.45 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 1.93 2,067.03. The TSX energy sector continued to be a drag, down 0.85 per cent ahead of a key meeting Thursday of the OPEC oil cartel. Crude has been hit hard by a rising greenback that has depressed all commodities priced in U.S. dollars, as well as lower demand and rising supplies. Oil prices had risen to about US$105 a barrel last summer during a period of heightened geopolitical worries. The focus is now on OPEC to see if it will cut production in order to support prices. But Adatia doesn’t think it will make much difference. “I don’t think you see much movement in oil even if you get a decent comment on Thursday,” he said. “I think we’ve kind of found a range here. So $75 to $80 is probably where we’re going to be sitting for a fair bit of time now.” On Tuesday, the January crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange dropped $1.69 to US$74.09 a barrel. Other TSX sectors were higher with the gold group ahead about four cent as December bullion climbed $1.40 to US$1,197.10 an ounce. The base metals component gained 1.85 per cent even as March copper fell three cents to US$2.98 a pound amid doubts that the interest rate cut unveiled by China’s central bank last week will be enough to improve conditions to raise demand. The consumer staples sector was ahead 0.67 per cent as convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSX:ATD.B) said its quarterly net income surged 25 per cent to US$286.4 million despite a dip in revenues to US$8.9 billion. Profits ex-items were 55 cents per share, a penny below expectations. Its shares ran ahead $1.52 to $39.70. MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close of Tuesday at world financial market trading. Stocks:

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National Energy Board to ask Canadians for input on pipeline safety SAINT JOHN, N.B. - The National Energy Board will launch a tour early in the new year in an effort to strengthen pipeline safety, the chairman of the federal regulatory agency said Tuesday. Peter Watson said board members and staff will visit every province and the North to hear from Canadians on how it can improve its pipeline safety program. “We felt there was a lot of need to

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 94.78 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 48.26 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.19 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 26.44 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 55.08 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 4.48 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 5.14 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.040 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 8.77 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 39.63 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . . 6.59 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.23 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 6.37 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 59.82 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 83.23 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 70.13 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.33 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 37.50 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.19 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 33.43 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 48.07 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 79.00 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 22.45 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 53.22 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.81 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 82.32 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 41.71 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.79 S&P/TSX Composite Index 15,073.65, up 58.24 points Dow - 17,814.94, down 2.96 points S&P 500 - 2,067.03, down 2.38 points Nasdaq - 4,758.25, up 3.36 points Currencies: Cdn - 88.87 cents US, up 0.29 of a cent Pound - C$1.7678, down 0.49 of a cent Euro - C$1.4041, down 0.04 of a cent Euro - US$1.2478, up 0.37 of a cent Oil futures: US$74.09 per barrel, down $1.69 (January contract) Gold futures: US$1,197.10 per oz., up $1.40 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $19.45 oz., up 28.6 cents $625.32 kg., up $9.20 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG - ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Jan ‘15 $2.60 higher $435.20; March ‘15 $2.10 higher $436.30; May ‘15 $2.30 higher $437.80; July ‘15 $2.10 higher $438.10; Nov ‘15 $1.50 higher $433.00; Jan. ‘16 $1.50 higher $438.00; March ‘16 $1.50 higher $442.50; May ‘16 $1.50 higher $442.50; July ‘16 $1.50 higher $442.50; Nov. ‘16 $1.50 higher $442.50. Barley (Western): Dec. ‘14 $6.00 higher 170.00; March ‘15 $7.00 higher $173.00; May ‘15 $7.00 higher $173.00; July ‘15 $7.00 higher $173.00; Oct. ‘15 $7.00 higher $173.00; Dec. ‘15 $7.00 higher $173.00; March ‘16 $7.00 higher $173.00; May ‘16 $7.00 higher $173.00; July ‘16 $7.00 higher $173.00; Oct. ‘16 $7.00 higher $173.00; Dec. ‘16 $7.00 higher $173.00. Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 345,920 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 345,920.

get out from inside our hearing rooms and have a more fundamental discussion about pipeline safety and protection of the environment associated with pipelines,” Watson said in a speech to a business audience in Saint John, N.B. The board will also gather input online and hold a technical conference with experts in late spring, to be followed by a report to be released by early 2016, he said. The board regulates about 73,000 kilometres of pipelines in Canada. About three million barrels of oil are transported through those pipelines each day. The board is currently reviewing a number of pipeline projects that have generated controversy, including the Trans Mountain expansion between Edmonton and Burnaby, B.C., which has triggered environmental protests and anger from some First Nations communities.

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BlackBerry says it’ll pay iPhone customers up to $600 to switch phones THE CANADIAN PRESS BlackBerry hopes a $600 incentive will convince iPhone users to swap their touchscreen Apple device for a keyboard-equipped BlackBerry Passport. The Waterloo, Ont.,-based technology company plans to launch the holiday promotion in December, giving customers up to $400 of trade-in value, depending on which model of iPhone they have. It’ll also offer those who switch up to an additional $200 through a prepaid credit card. The deep discount is only available to North American customers who order through Amazon or Blackberry’s online store before Feb. 13. BlackBerry (TSX:BB) is trying to claw its way back into the spotlight this holiday shopping season with a series of promotions that include a limited-edition Passport phone in red, a white model and alternative financing options for U.S. customers. The company also plans to release another model, the BlackBerry Classic, an updated version of its popular older keyboard smartphones, on Dec. 17. BlackBerry is in the midst of a turnaround plan that has involved CEO John Chen scaling back the size of the company while refocusing its priorities on corporate clients, rather than the consumer market. However the latest round of discounts are clearly angled at enticing shoppers who will head to the malls, and e-commerce retailers, over the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday this weekend. Whether the promotional campaign will be successful remains to be seen, said CIBC analyst Todd Coupland. “If iPhone 6 buyers wanted a Passport they would’ve bought one,” he said. “You’ll get some guys probably around the margin, but I’d be sur-

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This photo shows a BlackBerry Passport. prised if this has a major impact.” The Canadian smartphone maker launched the BlackBerry Passport in late September touting it as a better device for business users. While BlackBerry hasn’t released updated sales figures for the Passport, Chen said the company received 200,000 orders for the device within the first two days of its release. Coupland suggested BlackBerry is trying to extend the initial spike in sales, which is common when a new device is released to the market. “The predominant strategy for the company is to transition the service revenue to software revenue by managing all flavours of software devices,” he added. “If they can sell a few devices along the way, fine.” BlackBerry said the trade-in offer applies to users who have iPhone 4S, 5, 5C, 5S, and 6 models.

Competition Bureau says ride-sharing apps could be good for consumers THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - The Competition Bureau says municipalities should consider whether moves to ban digital dispatch services and ride-sharing applications are necessary. In a commentary published on its website, the federal regulator said Tuesday that municipalities should look to see if less restrictive regulations could address their concerns. “The Competition Bureau is of the view that these innovative business models have the potential to offer important benefits to consumers through more competition, including lower prices, greater convenience and better service quality for a variety of reasons,” the regulator said. The comments follow a move by Toronto last week to seek a court injunction to force Uber Canada Inc. to stop operations in that city. The Competition Bureau said municipalities have raised concerns that digital dispatch services may not comply with local regulations and licensing requirements. It noted that Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver recently

disallowed ride-sharing services and Ottawa and Toronto have taken enforcement action. The regulator said some have also raised concerns about consumer protection issues, including safety and privacy concerns. “While the bureau is not wellplaced to assess safety concerns, which may well be legitimate, we are able to highlight to regulators what they give up in terms of reduced competition when these innovative offerings are prohibited,” the regulator said. “In addition, such regulations should be no broader than what is reasonably necessary to achieve consumer protection objectives.” Uber, which operates around the world, has faced criticism and bitter opposition from established players to its operations. The company, in turn, has accused the taxi companies of trying to stifle competition and said ridesharing brings costs down for users and creates jobs. In seeking its injunction, Toronto accused Uber of carrying on the business of a taxicab broker or limousine service company because it is accepting and processing requests for taxicab or limousine services from passengers, but it has not applied for or received a licence.

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SEGUIN SCORES TWO TO STRETCH OILERS LOSING STREAK TO SEVEN GAMES BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Stars 3 Oilers 2 DALLAS — Tyler Seguin scored two goals to give him an NHL-leading 17, and rookie defenceman John Klingberg added a goal from centre ice and an assist to lead the Dallas Stars to a 3-2 victory over the struggling Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. The Stars won their third straight for the first time this season in the fourth game of a season-high, five-game homestand. Edmonton, last in the Western Conference, is 0-6-1 in its last seven games. The Oilers haven’t led since a win over the New York Rangers on Nov. 9. The Oilers fell to 0-11-1 against Western Conference opponents as they began a three-game trip against Central Division teams. Seguin took a pass from Klingberg, who flipped the puck from deep in his zone, as he skated across the Edmonton blue line. Seguin scored to break a 1-1 tie at 5:59 of the second period, backhanding a shot over the right pad of goalie Viktor Fasth. Seguin’s second goal came on a slap shot from the deep slot, off a feed by Jamie Benn from behind the Edmonton net, just below the crossbar at 17:42 of the second. It was Seguin’s fifth multigoal game of the season. Kari Lehtonen stopped 35 shots to win his third straight. Klingberg’s goal was a 74-foot slap shot from just beyond the blue line that fluttered beneath Fasth’s glove and gave Dallas a 1-0 lead at 12:49 of the opening period.

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Dallas Stars left wing Travis Moen pressures the net as Edmonton Oilers goalie Viktor Fasth gets help on defense from Nikita Nikitin (86) and Mark Fayne (5) in the first period of an NHL game, Tuesday, in Dallas. Klingberg was fed by a backhand faceoff win by Jason Spezza on the opposite side of the ice. Klingberg has a five-game point streak, and has notched three goals and five assists in eight games since being called up from the AHL on Nov. 10. Edmonton’s goals were a short-

handed tally by Boyd Gordon, his fourth of the season, with only 29.6 seconds remaining in the first period, and Taylor Hall’s club leading eighth at 5:59 of the third. Fasth, making his eighth start of the season, faced 34 shots. The Oilers entered the game with the NHL’s worst

save percentage (.883). After a 7-1 home loss to Chicago on Saturday, the Oilers replaced goalie coach Frederic Chabot with Dustin Schwartz. NOTES: The Oilers hadn’t scored a first-period goal since Nov. 9. ... The Stars are 11-1-2 in their last 14 games against the Oilers.

Red Sox spend $183 million on Sandoval and Ramirez to dig out of AL East cellar MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Calgary Flames’ Michael Ferland, left, and Anaheim Ducks’ Devante SmithPelly compete for the puck during the first period of an NHL game Tuesday, in Anaheim, Calif.

Ducks beat Flames at home for 19th straight time, spoil Hiller’s homecoming BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Ducks 3 Flames 2 ANAHEIM, Calif. — Corey Perry, Matt Beleskey and Kyle Palmieri staked Anaheim to a big lead, and the Ducks then held on for their 19th straight home victory against Calgary, beating the Flames 3-2 on Tuesday night. The Flames haven’t won in Anaheim since Jan. 19, 2004. Only three players who played for Calgary in that game are active in the NHL. Jonas Hiller, who spent his first seven NHL seasons with Anaheim before signing with Calgary in July, stopped 29 shots in his return. Anaheim got to the playoffs five times in Hiller’s seven seasons, but never made it past the second round. The Flames, coming off a 4-1 homestand that included shootout wins over the Ducks and New Jersey Devils, spoiled Frederik Andersen’s shutout bid with 8:58 remaining when T.J. Brodie beat him with a screened slap shot. Jiri Hudler made it 3-2 with 25.4 seconds to play after Hiller was pulled for an extra skater. Andersen made 32 saves. Another potential goal by Johnny Gaudreau with 3:11 remaining was overturned by video replay after he was ruled to have kicked the puck in

during a delayed penalty. The Ducks opened the scoring at 4:37 of the first when Beleskey’s intended centring pass for Perry caromed off the right skate of defenceman Kris Russell and past Hiller’s left skate. Almost 3 minutes later, Hiller got a break of his own when Beleskey’s onetimer from the slot hit the left post. But Perry made it 2-0 at 5:04 of the second period with his team-high 12th goal. Beleskey was hit in the skate by Francois Beauchemin’s slap shot, and kicked the puck to Perry. The Ducks went the entire game without a power-play, and have had no more than three in their last eight games. Calgary was 0 for 4 with the man advantage, making Anaheim 5 for 43 on the penalty kill the past 14 games. Beauchemin didn’t play in the third period after blocking a slap shot by Brodie with about 3 minutes left in the second. NOTES: The Flames are 1-20-8 in their last 29 visits to Anaheim. ... Ducks C Andrew Cogliano played in his 563rd consecutive game, the sixth-longest streak in NHL history and the longest among active players. He took over that distinction from St. Louis’ Jay Bouwmeester, whose streak ended at 737 on Sunday.

BOSTON — Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez spent the last two seasons as NL West rivals. Now they’re teammates in Boston, the result of a $183 million spending spree the Red Sox are hoping will lift them out of the AL East cellar. “It’s exciting for me to be with Hanley and David Ortiz,’’ Sandoval said Tuesday at Fenway Park after finishing up a five-year, $95 million contract that adds him to a lineup he called “The Three Amigos.’’ About five hours later, the Red Sox completed their day-night news conference doubleheader by announcing Ramirez’s four-year deal, which is worth $88 million. A former Red Sox prospect, Ramirez was traded to the Marlins nine Thanksgivings ago in a deal that brought Mike Lowell and Josh Beckett to Boston. “Why not go back where you belong?’’ Ramirez said. “It worked out for the both of us: You guys won a couple of world championships. I haven’t won any, but that’s what I’m here for.’’ Sandoval helped the Giants win three titles, earning the World Series MVP in 2012 and the nickname ``Kung Fu Panda’’ that helped cement him as a fan favourite. He thanked the Giants for bringing him up as a big leaguer and Giants’ fans for their support. “I want a new challenge. I need a new challenge,’’ he said at his afternoon news conference. “I know that I had a great career in San Francisco. But I’m going to have a new one here.’’ Sandoval helps fill a hole in the Red Sox lineup for a third baseman and a left-handed bat. Ramirez, who played shortstop and a little third base with the Marlins and Los Angeles Dodgers, is expected to move to left field. “You’re always trying to get a sense of where they might fit in,’’ Red Sox manager John Farrell said. “We’re not even at Thanksgiving yet. The potential for some other additions might exist.’’ Sandoval’s deal includes a team option for 2020 and Ramirez’s contract has a vesting option for 2019. A 28-year-old Venezuelan listed at 5-foot-11 and 248 pounds, Sandoval was seen as a potential replacement at designated hitter when Ortiz retires. But Sandoval said he plans to manage his weight so he can remain in the field. Both players praised Ortiz, and Ramirez also said Dustin Pedroia helped recruit him to Boston. “He said, ‘I’ve got two rings. You don’t have any. I want some more,’’’ Ramirez said. “That kind of thing pumps you up.’’ Sandoval said Ortiz gave him advice when he was in the minor leagues that he has carried with him. Having a

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Newly acquired Boston Red Sox free agent third baseman Pablo Sandoval smilies as he is introduced to the media at Fenway Park Tuesday, in Boston. chance to play with Ortiz, who was the Series MVP in 2013, was a factor that attracted him to Boston. “To be Papi’s teammate — 162 games, all that with him — for me, it’s going to be a very exciting time,’’ said Sandoval, who had dinner with Ramirez on Monday night. Ramirez agreed, saying Ortiz was ``like a big brother to me.’’ Sandoval is a career .294 hitter who had 16 homers and 73 RBIs in the regular season this year and then hit .366 in the post-season while helping the Giants win their third World Series in five years. “He really embodies a lot of what we care about,’’ Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington said. “He’s been a big winner. He’s been a performer when it counts the most. He’s respected as a teammate, loves to play. We think he fits what we’re all about here. We’re excited to have him.’’ A 30-year-old infielder who has never played the outfield in 1,634 professional games, Ramirez batted .300 with 13 homers and 71 RBIs for Los Angeles this year. Cherington, who watched Ramirez learn to play shortstop in the minors, said he is confident Ramirez can take on a new position. For now, the Red Sox are overloaded with outfielders and short on pitchers, having acquired Allen Craig and Yoenis Cespedes at the July trade deadline while shipping off four-fifths of the rotation. “We’ve got a ways to go in the offseason,’’ Farrell said. To clear the roster spots, the Red Sox designated first baseman-catcher Ryan Lavarnway and infielder Juan Francisco for assignment.

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SCOREBOARD Hockey Pt 40 32 27 24 23 15

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF 25 17 6 1 1 95 25 13 9 1 2 91 26 13 10 2 1 91 26 12 10 2 2 80 25 11 14 0 0 74 24 5 15 3 1 57

GA 60 72 86 73 100 102

Pt 36 29 29 28 22 14

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF Kelowna 26 21 2 3 0 124 Victoria 28 14 12 2 0 90 Kamloops 26 11 10 3 2 81 Prince George 26 13 13 0 0 80 Vancouver 25 9 16 0 0 78

GA Pt 64 45 93 30 86 27 108 26 92 18

U.S. DIVISION GP 22 24 22 27 24

W 15 14 12 12 9

L OTLSOLGF GA Pt 4 2 1 79 58 33 10 0 0 68 62 28 7 3 0 63 62 27 12 0 3 88 101 27 11 2 2 61 67 22

Wednesday’s games Moose Jaw at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m. Vancouver at Lethbridge, 7 p.m. Prince Albert at Calgary, 7 p.m. Swift Current at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Regina at Prince George, 8 p.m. Kamloops at Everett, 8:05 p.m. Victoria at Spokane, 8:05 p.m. Kelowna at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Montreal 23 16 6 1 33 Tampa Bay 22 14 6 2 30 Detroit 21 11 5 5 27 Boston 23 13 9 1 27 Toronto 21 11 8 2 24 Ottawa 21 10 7 4 24 Florida 19 7 6 6 20 Buffalo 21 6 13 2 14

GF GA 61 57 77 60 59 52 59 57 67 63 57 56 41 51 36 70

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts Pittsburgh 20 14 4 2 30 N.Y. Islanders 21 15 6 0 30 N.Y. Rangers 20 9 7 4 22 Washington 20 9 8 3 21 New Jersey 22 9 10 3 21 Philadelphia 20 8 9 3 19 Carolina 20 6 11 3 15 Columbus 21 6 13 2 14

GF GA 72 46 69 57 57 58 56 54 53 61 57 61 48 62 51 74

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts St. Louis 22 14 6 2 30 Nashville 21 14 5 2 30 Chicago 21 12 8 1 25 Winnipeg 23 11 9 3 25 Minnesota 20 12 8 0 24 Dallas 22 9 9 4 22 Colorado 22 8 9 5 21

GF GA 59 45 60 45 63 44 49 53 58 44 64 74 56 70

Pacific Division GP W L OT 23 14 4 5 22 15 6 1 22 13 8 2

Pts 33 31 28

Tuesday’s Games Ottawa 3, St. Louis 2, SO Nashville 4, Los Angeles 3, SO Winnipeg 4, Columbus 2 Dallas 3, Edmonton 2 Colorado 4, Arizona 3, OT Vancouver 2, New Jersey 0 Anaheim 3, Calgary 2 Wednesday’s Games Winnipeg at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Carolina at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Chicago at Colorado, 9 p.m. Calgary at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games Edmonton at Nashville, 8 p.m.

3. Dallas, Seguin 16 (Klingberg, Goligoski) 5:59. 4. Dallas, Seguin 17 (Ja. Benn, Eaves) 17:42. Penalties _ Moen Dal (fighting) 8:03, Hendricks Edm (fighting) 8:03, Ference Edm (slashing) 13:31. Third Period 5. Edmonton, Hall 8 (Eberle, Nugent-Hopkins) 5:59. Penalties _ Nugent-Hopkins Edm (hooking) 7:25, Daley Dal (interference) 8:50, Garbutt Dal (tripping) 12:17, Hall Edm (hooking) 12:28. Shots on goal Edmonton 17 10 10 _ 37 Dallas 16 12 6 _ 34 Goal _ Edmonton: Fasth (L, 2-5-1); Dallas: Lehtonen (W, 9-5-4). Power plays (goal-chances) _ Edmonton: 0-2; Dallas: 0-4.

Friday’s games Kootenay at Portland, 4 p.m. Brandon at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m. Vancouver at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Swift Current at Calgary, 7 p.m. Red Deer at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m. Regina at Kamloops, 8 p.m. Lethbridge at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m. Seattle at Everett, 8:35 p.m.

GF GA 60 54 65 61 71 61

Vancouver 17 9 10 _ 36 Goal _ New Jersey: Schneider (L, 9-9-2); Vancouver: Miller (W, 14-3-0). Power plays (goal-chances) _ New Jersey: 0-0; Vancouver: 0-2. Jets 4, Blue Jackets 2 First Period 1. Winnipeg, Little 7 (Ladd, Wheeler) :09. 2. Columbus, Leopold 1 (Anisimov, Savard) 3:42 (pp). Penalties _ Frolik Wpg (high-sticking) 1:48, Boll Clb (fighting) 9:19, Thorburn Wpg (fighting) 9:19, Boll Clb (charging) 9:19, Thorburn Wpg (instigator) 9:19, Thorburn Wpg (misconduct) 9:19, Stuart Wpg (tripping) 16:32, Johansen Clb (high-sticking) 17:57. Second Period 3. Winnipeg, Kane 3 (Byfuglien, Trouba) 16:25 (pp). 4. Winnipeg, Ladd 8 (Little, Wheeler) 16:56. Penalties _ Perreault Wpg (kneeing) 12:45, Pardy Wpg (roughing) 14:15, Hartnell Clb (goaltender interference) 14:59, Kane Wpg (holding) 18:28. Third Period 5. Columbus, Johansen 8 (Foligno, Wisniewski) 9:47. 6. Winnipeg, Kane 4 (Trouba) 19:42 (en-pp). Penalties _ Clb Bench (too many men) 18:51. Shots on goal Winnipeg 11 12 9 _ 32 Columbus 8 14 12 _ 34 Goal _ Winnipeg: Hutchinson (W, 4-1-1); Columbus: Bobrovsky (L, 5-7-1). Power plays (goal-chances) _ Winnipeg: 2-4; Columbus: 1-5.

Monday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 1, Philadelphia 0, SO Pittsburgh 3, Boston 2, OT Detroit 4, Ottawa 3 Minnesota 4, Florida 1

Tuesday’s summaries Stars 3, Oilers 2 First Period 1. Dallas, Klingberg 3 (Spezza) 12:49. 2. Edmonton, Gordon 4 (Petry) 19:30 (sh). Penalties _ Ference Edm (holding) 17:53. Second Period

Tuesday’s results Saskatoon 5 Brandon 4 (OT) Medicine Hat 6 Vancouver 1 Prince Albert 4 Edmonton 3 Portland 4 Victoria 2

Anaheim Vancouver Calgary

Los Angeles 22 11 6 5 27 60 52 San Jose 23 10 9 4 24 62 64 Arizona 23 9 11 3 21 57 70 Edmonton 22 6 14 2 14 51 77 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Ducks 3, Flames 2 First Period 1. Anaheim, Beleskey 10 (Clark) 4:37. Penalties _ Kesler Ana (fighting) 14:28, Russell Cgy (fighting) 14:28, Smith-Pelly Ana (interference) 19:14. Second Period 2. Anaheim, Perry 12 (Beleskey, Beauchemin) 5:04. 3. Anaheim, Palmieri 3 (Bourque, Smith-Pelly) 19:44. Penalties — Clark Ana (tripping) 2:39, Manson Ana (roughing) 8:08. Third Period 4. Calgary, Brodie 5 (Monahan, Glencross) 11:02. 5. Calgary, Hudler 8 (Giordano, Brodie) 19:34. Penalties — Silfverberg Ana (slashing) 7:21, Brodie Cgy (slashing) 7:21, Baertschi Cgy (slashing) 10:37, Perry Ana (unsportsmanlike conduct) 10:37, Maroon Ana (tripping) 13:20. Shots on goal Calgary 12 14 8 _ 34 Anaheim 9 12 8 _ 29 Goal _ Calgary: Hiller (L, 9-6-1); Anaheim: Andersen (W, 10-2-4). Power plays (goal-chances) _ Calgary: 0-4; Anaheim: 0-0. Canucks 2, Devils 0 First Period No Scoring. Penalties _ Helgeson NJ (slashing) 10:33. Second Period 1. Vancouver, Burrows 5 (Bieksa, Bonino) 1:14. Penalties _ Dorsett Vcr (fighting) 3:01, Helgeson NJ (fighting) 3:01, Josefson NJ (face-off violation) 8:14. Third Period 2. Vancouver, Matthias 3 (Stanton) 14:37. Penalties —None. Shots on goal New Jersey 6 6 8 _ 20

Senators 3, Blues 2 (SO) First Period 1. St. Louis, Cole 1 (Reaves, Lapierre) 14:23. Penalties _ Wiercioch Ott (interference) 7:36, Jackman StL (roughing) 18:05, Smith Ott (roughing) 18:05. Second Period 2. St. Louis, Steen 5 (Stastny, Shattenkirk) 12:05 (pp). Penalties _ Stastny StL (holding) 1:39, Legwand Ott (holding) 5:02, Turris Ott (roughing) 10:12, Backes StL (roughing) 10:12, Lazar Ott (tripping) 11:44, Condra Ott (fighting) 13:58, Butler StL (fighting) 13:58, Reaves StL (fighting) 15:27, Gryba Ott (fighting) 15:27, Greening Ott (roughing) 16:30. Third Period 3. Ottawa, Condra 1 (Gryba, Wiercioch) 7:55. 4. Ottawa, Chiasson 6 (Hoffman, MacArthur) 19:19. Penalties _ Turris Ott (holding) 0:32, Ott StL (stick holding) 3:45, Lindstrom StL (stick holding) 8:37, Hoffman Ott (cross-checking) 11:16. Overtime No Scoring. Penalties _ None. Shootout _ Ottawa wins 1-0 Ottawa : Turris miss, Hoffman miss, Ryan goal. St. Louis : Oshie miss, Steen miss, Tarasenko miss. Shots on goal Ottawa 9 7 15 2 _ 33 St. Louis 8 10 7 4 _ 29 Goal _ Ottawa: Lehner (W, 5-3-1); St. Louis: Allen (LO, 6-2-1). Power plays (goal-chances) _ Ottawa: 0-3; St. Louis: 1-6. Predators 4, Kings 3 (SO) First Period 1. Nashville, Smith 7 (Wilson, Volchenkov) 6:24. 2. Los Angeles, McBain 1 (Williams, Gaborik) 11:32. Penalties _ Weber Nash (delay of game) 13:48. Second Period 3. Los Angeles, Gaborik 4 (Carter, McNabb) 1:01. 4. Nashville, Ellis 2 (Wilson, Smith) 17:36. 5. Nashville, Nystrom 4 (Beck, Weber) 18:28. Penalties _ LA Bench (too many men) 5:37, Stoll LA (slashing) 10:53. Third Period 6. Los Angeles, Doughty 2 (unassisted) :38. Penalties _ McNabb LA (Illegal Check to Head Minor) 4:18, Weber Nash (Illegal Check to Head Minor) 12:23, Neal Nash (high-sticking) 16:48. Overtime No Scoring. Penalties _ Regehr LA (high-sticking) 3:28. Shootout _ Nashville wins 1-0 Los Angeles : Carter miss, Gaborik miss, Kopitar miss, Toffoli miss, Stoll miss, King miss. Nashville : Roy miss, Forsberg miss, Ellis miss, Smith miss, Josi miss, Neal goal. Shots on goal Los Angeles 7 7 6 1 _ 21 Nashville 12 8 9 4 _ 33 Goal _ Los Angeles: Jones (LO, 1-2-1); Nashville: Rinne (W,

Football

● College women’s hockey: SAIT at RDC, 7 p.m., Arena. ● Midget AA hockey: Olds at Lacombe, 7:15 p.m. ● Men’s basketball: Orangemen vs. Wells Furniture, Bulldog Scrap Metal vs. Grandview, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber.

Friday

● College volleyball: SAIT at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow. ● College curling: ACAC Fall Regional at Pidherney Centre. ● WHL: Red Deer at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m. (The Drive). ● Midget AAA hockey: St. Albert at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena. ● Chinook senior hockey: Fort Saskatchewan at Innisfail, 8:30 p.m. ● Bantam AA hockey: Taber at Lacombe, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday

● College curling: ACAC Fall Regional at Pidherney Centre. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Gold at Red Deer Northstar, 11:30 a.m., Arena. ● Bantam AA hockey: Badlands at Red Deer Steel Kings, 12:30 p.m., Kinsmen A; Taber at Red Deer Ramada, 3 p.m., Kinsmen A; Sylvan Lake at Olds, 4:45 p.m. ● Peewee AA hockey: Bow Valley at Red Deer Parkland, 12:30 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Wheatland at Sylvan Lake, 2:15 p.m., Caroline; Lacombe at Olds, 2:15 p.m. ● Major bantam hockey: Lethbridge at

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Finals Sunday, Nov. 23 Hamilton 40 Montreal 24 Calgary 43 Edmonton 18 Grey Cup Sunday, Nov. 30 Hamilton at Calgary, 4 p.m.

PF 357 285 238 177

PA 227 219 207 303

PF 333 242 192 161

PA 256 226 293 305

PF 246 295 288 242

PA 234 208 263 219

PF 332

PA 260

Kansas City 7 4 0 .636 San Diego 7 4 0 .636 Oakland 1 10 0 .091 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct Philadelphia 8 3 0 .727 Dallas 8 3 0 .727 N.Y. Giants 3 8 0 .273 Washington 3 8 0 .273 South W L T Pct Atlanta 4 7 0 .364 New Orleans 4 7 0 .364 Carolina 3 7 1 .318 Tampa Bay 2 9 0 .182 North W L T Pct Green Bay 8 3 0 .727 Detroit 7 4 0 .636 Chicago 5 6 0 .455 Minnesota 4 7 0 .364 West W L T Pct Arizona 9 2 0 .818 Seattle 7 4 0 .636 San Francisco 7 4 0 .636 St. Louis 4 7 0 .364

261 245 176

195 216 285

PF 342 292 233 217

PA 275 240 294 273

PF 262 288 215 207

PA 281 286 300 300

PF 354 197 236 202

PA 246 190 303 244

PF 240 279 228 209

PA 195 218 225 285

Monday’s Games Buffalo 38, N.Y. Jets 3 Baltimore 34, New Orleans 27 Thursday, Nov. 27 Chicago at Detroit, 10:30 a.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 2:30 p.m. Seattle at San Francisco, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30

Tennessee at Houston, 11 a.m. Oakland at St. Louis, 11 1.m. Carolina at Minnesota, 11 1.m. Washington at Indianapolis, 11 1.m. Cleveland at Buffalo, 11 1.m. San Diego at Baltimore, 11 1.m. N.Y. Giants at Jacksonville, 11 1.m. Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, 11 1.m. New Orleans at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m. Arizona at Atlanta, 2:05 p.m. New England at Green Bay, 2:25 p.m. Denver at Kansas City, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday

● College curling: ACAC Fall Regional at Pidherney Centre. ● Peewee AA hockey: Okotoks at Red Deer Parkland, 11:30 a.m., Kinsmen A; Sylvan Lake at Olds, 12:15 p.m.; Airdrie at Lacombe, 2 p.m. ● Major bantam hockey: Southeast at Red Deer Black, noon, Arena. ● Bantam AA hockey: Badlands at Sylvan Lake, 1:30 p.m., Caroline; Taber at Red Deer Steel Kings, 2 p.m., Kinsmen A; Medicine Hat at Olds, 2:45 p.m. ● Major bantam girls hockey: Lloydminster at Red Deer, 12:45 p.m., Kinsmen B. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Cochrane at Ponoka, 2:30 p.m. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Canucks at Red Deer Aero Equipment, 2:45 p.m., Arena. ● Midget AA hockey: Bow Valley at Olds, 5:30 p.m.

National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 12 2 .857 _ Brooklyn 5 8 .385 6 1/2 Boston 4 8 .333 7 New York 4 11 .267 8 1/2 Philadelphia 0 14 .000 12

Washington Atlanta Miami Orlando Charlotte

Minnesota Oklahoma City

Golden State Sacramento L.A. Clippers Phoenix L.A. Lakers

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7 8 1/2

Pacific Division W L Pct 11 2 .846 9 5 .643 8 5 .615 9 6 .600 3 11 .214

GB _ 2 1/2 3 3 8 1/2

Southeast Division W L Pct 9 4 .692 7 5 .583 8 7 .533 6 10 .375 4 11 .267

GB _ 1 1/2 2 4 1/2 6

Monday’s Games Portland 114, Philadelphia 104 L.A. Clippers 113, Charlotte 92 Cleveland 106, Orlando 74 Toronto 104, Phoenix 100 Houston 91, New York 86 Indiana 111, Dallas 100 Chicago 97, Utah 95

Central Division W L Pct 9 6 .600 8 7 .533 6 7 .462 6 8 .429 3 11 .214

GB _ 1 2 2 1/2 5 1/2

Tuesday’s Games Atlanta 106, Washington 10 Golden State 114, Miami 97 Sacramento 99, New Orleans 89 Milwaukee 98, Detroit 86 Denver 114, Chicago 109

Chicago Milwaukee Cleveland Indiana Detroit

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 12 2 .857 _ Houston 11 3 .786 1 San Antonio 9 4 .692 2 1/2 Dallas 10 5 .667 2 1/2 New Orleans 7 6 .538 4 1/2 Northwest Division W L Pct 11 3 .786 7 7 .500 5 10 .333

GB _ 4 6 1/2

Wednesday’s Games Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Golden State at Orlando, 7 p.m. Portland at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Washington at Cleveland, 7 p.m. New York at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Utah at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Sacramento at Houston, 8 p.m. Milwaukee at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Indiana at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Denver at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Transactions

Monday, Dec. 1 Miami at N.Y. Jets, 6:30 p.m. NFL Odds (Odds provided by SportsBetting.ag; favourites in capital letters) Spread O/U Thursday Chicago at DETROIT 7 47.5 Philadelphia at DALLAS 3 54.5 Seattle at San Francisco Pick 40 Sunday Oakland at ST. LOUIS 7 42.5 New Orleans at PITTSBURGH 3.5 52 Washington at INDIANAPOLIS 9.5 51 Carolina at MINNESOTA 3 43 CINCINNATI at Tampa Bay 4 44 NY GIANTS at Jacksonville2.5 44.5 San Diego at BALTIMORE 5.5 45.5 Cleveland at BUFFALO 2.5 41 Tennessee at HOUSTON 2.5 42.5 ARIZONA at Atlanta 2.5 44.5 New England at GREEN BAY3 58.5 DENVER at Kansas City 2 49.5 Monday MIAMI at NY Jets 5.5 41.5

MIDGET GIRLS HOCKEY Six members of the Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs will suit up with Team Teal in the Alberta Major Midget Female Hockey League allstar game Saturday at Calgary. The Sutter Fund all-stars are defencemen Abagael Thiessen, who has verbally committed

Red Deer White, 2 p.m., Arena. ● Junior women’s hockey: Sherwood Park at Central Alberta, 3:45 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● Major bantam girls hockey: Lloydminster at Red Deer, 4:30 p.m., Kinsmen B. ● Midget AAA hockey: Lloydminster at Red Deer, 4:45 p.m., Arena. ● WHL: Swift Current at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● College men’s hockey: Camrose Augustana at RDC, 7 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● Midget AA hockey: Sylvan Lake at Red Deer Elks, 7:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Wheatland at Olds, 7:30 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Three Hills at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena.

Basketball

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Semi-finals Sunday, Nov. 16 Montreal 50 B.C. 17 Edmonton 18 Saskatchewan 10

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct New England 9 2 0 .818 Miami 6 5 0 .545 Buffalo 6 5 0 .545 N.Y. Jets 2 9 0 .182 South W L T Pct Indianapolis 7 4 0 .636 Houston 5 6 0 .455 Tennessee 2 9 0 .182 Jacksonville 1 10 0 .091 North W L T Pct Cincinnati 7 3 1 .682 Baltimore 7 4 0 .636 Pittsburgh 7 4 0 .636 Cleveland 7 4 0 .636 West W L T Pct Denver 8 3 0 .727

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to the University of North Dakota for the fall of 2016, and Cassidy Hollman, forwards Erika Marshall, Ashley Richard and Breanna Martin, and goalie Sarah Murray. Sutter Fund Chiefs head coach Tom Bast will run the Team Teal bench.

Tuesday’s Sports Transactions HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES _ Recalled D Michal Jordan from Charlotte (AHL). Placed D Brett Bellemore on injured reserve. Assigned F Chris Terry to Charlotte. MONTREAL CANADIENS _ Recalled F Eric Tangradi from Hamilton (AHL). NEW YORK ISLANDERS _ Acquired a 2016 third-round draft pick and F Alexandre Mallet from Vancouver for D Andrey Pedan. Reassigned Mallet to Stockton (ECHL). Reassigned G Kent Simpson from Stockton (ECHL) to Bridgeport (AHL). American Hockey League ALBANY DEVILS _ Signed RW Alexandre Carrier and loaned him to Orlando (ECHL). HARTFORD WOLF PACK _ Signed D Henrik Tallinder to a professional tryout agreement. Recalled D Steve Spinell from Greenville (ECHL). Released D Bretton Stamler from his professional tryout agreement. Announced F Chris McCarthy

was reassigned to Greenville. ECHL UTAH GRIZZLIES _ Signed F-D Matt Pelech. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES _ Reassigned G Jordan Adams to Iowa (NBADL). FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS _ Signed RB Michael Bush. Released RB Kerwynn Williams. CAROLINA PANTHERS _ Signed DB Lou Young to the practice squad. CINCINNATI BENGALS _ Placed OT Andre Smith on injured reserve. Signed OT Jamon Meredith. CLEVELAND BROWNS _ Signed LB Keith Pough to the practice squad. Released WR L’Damian Washington from the practice squad. DENVER BRONCOS _ Waived K Brandon McManus. Signed K Connor Barth. DETROIT LIONS _ Released TE Kellen Davis.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Colleen Burke dropped in 12 points to lead the Storm to a 4037 win over Rampage in Red Deer Women’s Basketball League play Monday. Sherry Hawk scored 21 points in a losing cause. In other games: ● The Spartans, with Sam Eggink netting 14 points, downed Funk 46-40. Michelle Steves had 18 points for Funk. ● The Young Guns got 21 points from Kirsten Ramsay in a 6740 victory over Triple Threat, who got 12 from Jessi Charchuk. ● Coreen Esau netted 14 points as the Shooting Stars defeated the Red Deer Royals. ● Courtney Junke’s 12 points paced the Big Ballers to a 54-43 win over Xpress. Robyn Donnar had 10 for the losing side.

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Messi hat trick shatters record CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SOCCER

BREAKS SCORING RECORD WITH 74 GOALS IN 91 MATCHES BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Lionel Messi netted a hat trick to shatter the Champions League goal scoring record as Barcelona won 4-0 at APOEL on Tuesday, while Sergio Aguero also bagged three goals as Manchester City snatched a 3-2 victory over 10-man Bayern Munich. Messi took his tally to 74 with his fifth Champions League hat trick in 91 matches. The previous record of 71 goals had been set by former Real Madrid and Schalke striker Raul over the course of 142 matches. “I am happy for having achieved such a nice record in a competition of this importance, but the really relevant thing is that we took the three points,” Messi said. “Barca played a great match.” Luis Suarez had opened the scoring with his first competitive goal since moving from Liverpool in the summer. Also in Group F, Paris Saint-Germain beat Ajax 3-1. Barcelona and PSG had already qualified for the knockout stages and play each other next to decide the group winner. In City’s Group E, a last-gasp goal saw CSKA Moscow snatch a 1-1 draw against Roma, which leaves all three teams level in the battle for second spot. Chelsea cruised past Schalke 5-0 to seal its spot in the knockout stages, with the German side now needing to

win in Maribor in the final match to leapfrog Sporting Lisbon which beat the Slovenian club 3-1. Shakhtar Donetsk had already secured progression before its 1-0 defeat at home to Athletic Bilbao, thanks to already-qualified Porto’s 3-0 win over BATE Borisov earlier. The 27-year-old Messi had broken the Spanish league’s goalscoring record at the weekend with a hat trick and he did the same in Europe’s elite club competition. Messi broke the record in the 38th minute, when he redirected Rafinha’s effort from 20 yards out, and he doubled his tally in the 58th, chipping Daniel Alves’ through-ball past APOEL goalkeeper Urko Pardo. The Argentina forward completed his hat trick with a tap in three minutes from time. Edinson Cavani scored twice and Zlatan Ibrahimovic notched his first club goal for nearly three months after Davy Klaassen had headed Ajax level. Bayern Munich was forced to play the majority of its match with 10 men after Mehdi Benatia was sent off in the 21st-minute for bringing down Aguero, who scored the resulting penalty. The German side rallied to take the lead with goals in the final five minutes of the first half through Xabi Alonso’s free kick and Robert Lewandowski’s header. But Aguero scored again in the 85th and then in the first minute of stop-

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Barcelona’s Lionel Messi celebrates with teammates scoring his side’s 4th goal during a Champions League Group F soccer match between APOEL and FC Barcelona at GSP stadium, in Nicosia, Cyprus, Tuesday. page time consigned Bayern to a first competitive loss this season. Roma had seemed on the verge of victory after Francesco Totti beat his own record as the Champions League’s oldest-ever goalscorer, but Vasily Berezutski’s cross from deep in the last moments of the second half flew over the heads of the Roma defence and went in at the far post for a freak equalizer.

At Schalke, John Terry, Willian and an own goal by Jan Kirchhoff had given Chelsea a comfortable halftime lead before second-half substitutes Didier Drogba and Ramires added to the scoreline. In Group H, Hector Herrera gave Porto the lead over BATE Borisov with a spectacular shot from the edge of the box on 56 minutes before setting up Jackson Martinez and Cristian Tello.

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CFL BY THE CANADIAN PRESS The Calgary Stampeders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats meet in the Grey Cup Sunday at B.C. Place. Here are five storylines to watch heading into the big game:

Grey Cup Drought Both teams will be looking to end Grey Cup dry spells. The Stampeders last won a championship in 2008, head coach/GM John Hufnagel’s first with the club. The Ticats have to go all the way back to ‘99 for their last CFL title, which coincidentally came against Calgary at Vancouver. Both teams also lost in their last Grey Cup appearance, with Calgary falling to Toronto in the 100th Grey Cup at Rogers Centre in 2012 and Hamilton dropping last year’s contest to Saskatchewan at Mosaic Stadium.

Swan Song? A perennial all-star over his 11-year career in Calgary, Lewis had just 37 catches for 377 yards and no TDs this season. There were times the 32-yearold was a healthy scratch. After eight straight 1,000-yard seasons, Lewis has combined for 69 catches for 777 yards and three TDs the last two years, but to be fair his 2013 season was marred by fractured fibula that limited him to just seven games. There will be persistent talk this week about whether the Grey Cup game will be Lewis’s final one in a Cal-

Grey Cup Rookies Both Calgary’s Bo Levi Mitchell and Hamilton’s Zach Collaros are in the Grey Cup as first-year starters. Mitchell led the Stampeders to a pair of regular-season wins over the Ticats but Collaros didn’t play in either game due to concussion symptoms. Hamilton’s offence is more potent with the versatile Collaros, who is an accurate passer but also mobile enough to escape pressure and buy himself time to pass or head upfield. Mitchell helped lead Calgary to a league-best 15-3 record and his eight interceptions were the fewest among CFL starters.

Kent Austin Show Not only does Austin have the Ticats in the Grey Cup for a second straight year, he’s in the CFL title game for the third time as a head coach. Austin led Saskatchewan to the ‘07 championship in his first season as a CFL head coach before heading to the NCAA. He returned to the CFL last season with Hamilton but his ‘13 campaign ended with a 45-23 Grey Cup loss to the Riders at Mosaic Stadium.

Will They Come? For the first time in four years, the Grey Cup host city won’t have its team in the big game. It remains to be seen how excited Vancouver will be this week without the B.C. Lions to cheer for. Less than a week before the opening kickoff, the game still wasn’t officially sold out.

IRVING, Texas — DeMarco Murray’s huge lead in the NFL rushing race isn’t a surprise to last year’s winner. Philadelphia’s LeSean McCoy figured the Dallas back just needed to get the ball. “I’ve been a big fan of DeMarco for a while, not just this year,’’ said McCoy, whose Eagles visit the Cowboys on Thanksgiving in a matchup of NFC East co-leaders at 8-3. “They’re giving him some lanes to run in.’’ And Dallas is giving Murray the ball — a lot. He’s on pace for the most carries since Kansas City’s Larry Johnson set the league record with 416 in 2006, and the load has actually eased the past month. The Cowboys stuck with Murray through a penchant for fumbles early in the season, and now they’re staying with him against stacked defences that have caused slow starts. “I think that’s been kind of our philosophy all year, is grind out at the beginning, kind of grind out those 2-, 3-yard runs and the big ones will come,’’ rookie guard Zack Martin said. “It’s a credit to our coaches for sticking with the run game and with DeMarco, and a credit to him, too, for not giving up on us and trusting us that we’re going to get our job done.’’ Murray began the season with eight straight 100-yard games, breaking Hall of Famer Jim Brown’s 56-year-old NFL record of six. Murray is the only back to hit the century mark 10 times in the first 11 games. At 1,354 yards rushing, Murray is 403 ahead of Pittsburgh’s Le’Veon Bell with five games remaining after McCoy led the league last season at 1,607. McCoy is up to 859 yards, fourth in the league, after a slow start. Now Murray begins his march up

the Cowboys’ single-season chart. All-time NFL rushing leader Emmitt Smith holds six of the top eight seasons in Dallas history, and Murray has a shot at three of them this week. Once he gets there, he’ll be on the verge of the top five, where Tony Dorsett and Herschel Walker reside alongside Smith. Murray needs to average 84 yards per game to break Smith’s franchise mark of 1,773 set in 1995, the last time the Cowboys won the Super Bowl. And he knows what he’s facing. “Obviously they’re stacking the box and things of that nature, but that’s not an excuse,’’ said Murray, who leads the league with 268 carries and is on pace for just shy of 400. “We’ve got to continue to run and make it happen.’’ The Cowboys did it at Super Bowl champion Seattle when Murray had 46 yards at halftime before getting 46 on three straight carries to finish the drive to a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter. Murray had 49 yards in the first half of Sunday’s 31-28 win at the New York Giants before finishing with 121. The only running play on the late winning drive was a 9-yarder by Murray on third-and-1 at the Cowboys 29. For the second time this season, he was the only Dallas running back to get a carry. “He had a couple of explosive runs for us, but for the most part it was a grinder,’’ coach Jason Garrett said. ``When you’re evaluating a back, that’s when it gets most impressive.’’ Martin agrees, because the eightman fronts usually mean there will be one player the linemen simply can’t block. “If there’s eight guys in the box, a lot of times, we’re, ‘Hey, there’s going to be a free hat so you’re going to have to handle that free hat,’’’ Martin said. “He’s running over them, making them miss. A really complete back.’’ And a back churning toward history for the Cowboys.

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Gorn gets shutout as Grizzlys take down Canucks nected in the middle frame and Colton Sheen and Goranson added empty-net markers in the final three minutes. Billy Gorn stopped 34 shots for the shutout, while Canucks netminder Colin Cooper made 32 saves. Both clubs were zero-for-five on the power play. The Grizzlys return to action Friday against the host Bonnyville Pontiacs.

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 26, 2014

County in strong financial position RESIDENTS TO SEE LITTLE INCREASE ON TAX BILLS AS COUNCILLORS VIEW PROPOSED BUDGET BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

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Red Deer County ratepayers likely won’t be getting any surprises when they open their 2015 tax bills. In keeping with previous years, the county expects to keep tax rate increases for most residents in line with inflation, which sits at around 2.5 per cent in Alberta currently. “We are really careful at Red Deer County to keep our taxes in line,” said Mayor Jim Wood on Tuesday, shortly after council reviewed its $46.4-million operating and $20.5-million capital budgets. The budget will come back to council on Dec. 9 for approval. No increase is proposed in special levies. The county has protective services, community and recreation levies. “We are in a really strong financial position in Red Deer County,” said Wood. The operating budget is up just un-

der $1 million from last year, an increase largely driven by funding requests from others. Next year, $1.1 million has been budgeted over two years to help pay for Sylvan Lake’s proposed $30-million multiplex facility, featuring a new arena and curling rink and other spaces. Another $500,000 has been earmarked for Red Deer College, which is looking for financial contributions for its $66-million Health and Wellness Centre, to be built before the 2019 Canada Winter Games. Also on the books is a $1.7-million request from the Red Deer Airport to go towards expansion. Wood said the funding requests are proposed and have not yet been formally approved by council. However, the county has long helped provide support for communities within its borders, he noted. “I think it’s important as a municipality that we do our part to work with

the larger community,” he said. On the capital side, the county is proposing to spend $18.4 million on roads, always a high priority item. About $6 million in paving work is proposed. To deal with its aging bridges, the county plans to spend $4.1 million next year. Like many rural municipalities, Red Deer County is faced with replacing and maintaining a bridge network that was largely built between the 1950s and 1970s. Bridge funding has been a hot topic among rural municipalities and Transportation Minister Wayne Drysdale was grilled at last week’s Association of Municipal Districts and Counties fall conference in Edmonton on the province’s plans to help with replacement bills. The Alberta government cut a bridge funding program several years ago and municipalities want it back. “I believe they definitely heard the

message loud and clear,” said Wood, who was among those to direct bridge questions at the minister. Red Deer County has pegged future bridge upgrading and maintenance costs at $80 million. “Hopefully, we do see some help because that will really help our budget,” he said. Council largely expressed satisfaction with the budget, although Coun. Philip Massier expressed some concern that county reserves would drop to $30.5 million next year from $35.5 million this year. About $2.1 million is going to bridge work and another $1.5 million of that reserve cash is earmarked for cleanup work at the Kevisville landfill site, which is no longer used and is being returned to a more natural state. Heather Gray, the county’s director of corporate services, said despite the draw-down on reserves, the amount socked away is a “healthy position to be in.” pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

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Elaine Paterson, left, and Gwen Cupples and the other volunteers at the Sunnybrook Farm Museum will be happy to serve those who attend the Pie Sale at the Farm today (Wednesday). From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or while supplies last the ladies at the Farm are selling several varieties of pies and tarts as part of the Fall Pie Sale. Over 20 volunteer pie makers have created 277 pies and hundreds of tarts which are being sold to fund programs at the Farm Museum. Flavours include rhubarb raspberry, rhubarb strawberry, cherry, apple, peach, blueberry raisin and mincemeat.

Five Central Alberta school jurisdictions received provincial recognition for their successful partnership to assist high needs students. Journeys Learning Program, launched in September 2012, was presented with the Alberta School Boards Association 2014 Premier’s Award for School Board Innovation and Excellence on Nov. 17 by Education Minister Gordon Dirks. The classroom for students 11 to 18 years old is a collaboration between five school jurisdictions — Red Deer Public and Catholic, Chinook’s Edge, Wolf Creek and Wild Rose — along with Alberta Health Services, Central Alberta Child and Family Services Authority, and Red Deer RCMP. Journeys Learning, located in Red Deer’s Alternative School Centre, works with about 10 students with complex developmental, mental health and behavioural needs to get them ready to return to the regular school system. The partners created the program because they felt the most vulnerable students were not being well served in their schools or the community because of their significant and complex needs. “Many of the kids were not coping in school so they weren’t in school and

that’s where they need to be. That’s where we want them to be,” said Jodi Goodrick, assistant superintendent of Student Services with Red Deer Public Schools, on Tuesday. Out of 23 students including eight enrolled this year, 15 have transitioned or are in the process of transitioning back to the regular classroom. “We have really seen some students able to improve and develop their own skills and abilities to help them cope and understand different real-life situations and be able to transfer what they learned in the program into a typical school setting.” Students in the program have ranged in age from 11 to 16. Goodrick said there’s strength in the partnership and understanding that situations the students and families face are bigger than any one system. “That’s really where the power lay.” She said the program is also fortunate to have its dedicated staff — a central services liaison, onsite school administrator, teacher, social worker/ children’s mental health therapist, and three full-time educational assistants. “They are very skilled and very committed and you have to be a really unique individual because you have to be extremely flexible to work there.” Each student has a learning support team and a plan and services tailored to their individual needs. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

Charity check stops Government funding for seniors scheduled for Central lodges welcomed by local groups Alberta communities PREPARING REQUESTS IN EFFORT TO RECEIVE Police and community volunteers want to tap into the generosity of Central Albertans again over the next several weekends to help others less fortunate during the Christmas season. Charity check stops are scheduled in a number of communities, including Red Deer, Innisfail, Sylvan Lake, Lacombe and Blackfalds. Lacombe’s Charity Check Stop will be first up, taking place on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. It will be held on 50th Avenue, in front of the Lacombe Police Service station. Police elves and others will be collecting to help out the Mothers Against Drunk Driving Lacombe chapter, Big Brothers and Sisters, and the Lacombe Food Bank. Red Deer’s Charity Check Stop will go on Saturday. It runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the usual location, on Taylor Drive north of 32nd Street. Jolly Red Deer RCMP officers and other volunteers will be there. Anyone who wants to help out by volunteering a bit of time can contact MADD Red Deer and District at 403-347-9922. The Red Deer event is held in partnership with the food bank, Women’s Outreach and the Christmas Bureau. The Sylvan Lake Charity Check Stop will take place a week later, on Dec. 6, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Its location is between McDonald’s and Sobey’s on 47th Avenue (between Ryders Square and Hewlett

Park Landing). Last year, bitterly cold weather saw the Sylvan event delayed by a week. The long-range forecast shows a temperature of around -3C. Sylvan Lake RCMP and Victim Services angels will work together on the check stop. Blackfalds will also hold its Charity Check Stop on Dec. 6, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Hwy 2A, between Park Street and Panorama Drive. The funds raised will help out the Central Alberta Victims and Witness Support Society. Toy donations are also being collected for Blackfalds FCSS. Merry Blackfalds RCMP and other volunteers, including victims services, will be there to receive donations. The Innisfail Charity Check Stop runs on Dec. 13, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., on 50th Street between 48th and 49th Avenues. Goodwilled Innisfail RCMP members and volunteers, and lots of red and blue flashing lights. Donations will be accepted from both eastbound and westbound traffic. Vehicles not wishing to donate can proceed without difficulty. The fundraiser will help out the local food bank, Christmas Bureau, Women’s Outreach Society and Big Brothers and Sisters. This weekend, the Red Deer Stuff a Bus also runs, from Thursday through to Saturday, at Parkland Mall. Volunteers will be located just down from Staples, inside the mall. Toys, food and cash are welcome.

FUNDING TO UPGRADE OR REPLACE AGING FACILITIES BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Rural housing foundations in charge of seniors lodges around Central Alberta are putting in their requests following last week’s funding announcement by Premier Jim Prentice. The Alberta government is partnering with the federal government to spend $160 million over the next four years to renovate or replace seniors lodges in rural Alberta. Lodges provide affordable housing for seniors with low to moderate income who are independent or require minor supports like a meal program, social activities or assistance with medication. “It’s really good news that the government has finally recognized the great assets (lodges) that are getting quite old. They are 50, 60 years old and they need a regeneration,” said Denis Beesley, president of Bethany Group that operates seniors lodges on behalf of Lacombe Foundation and Rimoka Housing Foundation. “They were built for a different era. Very small rooms. Now the average age of people coming to us is much later so they tend to come with walkers, or even wheelchairs and the buildings weren’t built for those,” Beesley said on Tuesday. “The average age of people in lodges is about 85. Twenty years ago, it was probably 75.” Lacombe Foundation has proposed that Lacombe Senior’s Lodge be replaced. Built in 1961 with 44 rooms, it now has 97 rooms with additions over the years. The lodge also doesn’t have a sprinkler system. In late October, the province announced $70 million in funding to upgrade fire suppression sprinkler systems in seniors facilities. Beesley said the expense and complexity of adding a sprinkler to an old building means building

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SENIOR HOUSING new is a better option in Lacombe. He said that over the years, additions and modifications have been done, but at a certain point it’s time to start fresh with a new building. There are 35 people on the waiting list to get into the lodge and the foundation has proposed a two-phase project to replace the existing rooms in the first phase and expansion in the second phase. Housing foundations must submit their proposals regarding lodge renovations, new facilities and sprinkler upgrades or installations by Monday. Beesley said Golden Leisure Lodge in Ponoka is an older lodge that requires a safety retrofit rather than a new facility. It has 77 rooms. Parkland Foundation, which operates the 62-room facility Autumn Glen Lodge in Innisfail, is also looking for a new building. Autumn Glen is over 50 years old and is without a sprinkler system so the proposal being submitted to government includes sprinklers and emergency upgrades. Beesley said lodges have done a great job through the years of ensuring that seniors get proper nutrition and medication, along with social interaction and assistance when they need a little extra support. “A lodge gives you three meals a day and activities and socialization and all those types of advantages,” added Beesley. It’s amazing how stable (seniors) can be for quite some time.” With both the provincial and federal governments involved in funding initiative, Beesley hoped projects would be moving forward by summer. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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BRIEFS High schools locked down, teen found with cap gun Two Red Deer high schools were secured and police responded quickly to the Collicutt Centre after a report of a teen carrying a handgun. The reported handgun turned out to be a cap gun, but the 16-year-old male who can’t be named because of provisions in the Youth Justice Act is facing a mischief charge. Shortly after 1:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Red Deer RCMP were called to the Collicutt Centre, at 3031 30th Ave,, to a report of a male walking in the area carrying a handgun. Police found the male inside the centre. He was arrested without incident. Police said he was in possession of a cap gun. Nearby Hunting Hills High School and Ecole Notre Dame High School were placed under hold and secure, as a precaution. That in effect places the schools under heightened security but allows the school day to continue. It was lifted soon after the teen was arrested.

Alix, Mirror without phones after industrial accident Land telephone lines in the Alix and Mirror areas went dead on Tuesday afternoon, but Telus anticipated them coming back online later that evening. In a release, Telus said customers lost their service around noon on Tuesday after a cable was damaged by a construction crew doing work in Red Deer. The work, taking place at 20th Avenue and 39th Street, was unrelated to Telus but affected their service. During construction activity, a backhoe bucket fell on to and severed Telus cables. About 860 land line customers are unable to make or receive local or long distance calls, or call 911. Wireless service and Internet service in the areas of Stettler, Alliance, Oyen, Castor, Hanna, Coronation, Alsask and Halkirk may also have been impacted.

Surveillance camera image of second suspect in Marriott Hotel TV theft.

Police seek second suspect in theft of televisions Police have charged one of two suspects wanted after reports that a number of televisions were stolen from a Red Deer construction site. RCMP were asked to investigate on Monday, July 21, when site supervi-

sors at the Marriott Hotel construction project at 66th Street and 68th Avenue discovered that 10 new televisions went missing during the weekend. Two suspects and a vehicle were caught on surveillance video at the site. In a bulletin released as part of their investigation, police said the suspect vehicle, a black SUV, had a distinctive logo on the rear window and a large tattoo was noted on the left forearm of one of the suspects. Police have now charged Red Deer resident Stephen Johnathon Feaver, 21, with breaking into and entering a business for a criminal purpose. He remains in custody pending his next court appearance, set for Red Deer provincial court on Jan. 5. A second suspect has not yet been arrested. Red Deer City RCMP would like to hear from anyone who may have information that could help their investigation. Call 403-343-4475 or, to remain anonymous, submit information online to www.tipsubmit.com or call Crime Stoppers, 1-800-222-8477.

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Retired art teacher donates to art fund A retired art teacher has donated $10,000 that will be used to fund an annual art award. The Jan Holoboff Junior High School Student Art Award amounts to $250 each time. It will be awarded during the Lacombe Art Show and Sale. Holoboff recently made the donation to the Lacombe Arts Endowment Fund. Mayor Steve Christie said Holoboff’s philanthropic generosity and volunteerism, combined with her passion for the arts and the desire to provide learning opportunities to local artists and artisans is to be lauded. Holoboff taught at the Lacombe Junior High School and has lived in the community for 36 years. She was a driving force behind the formation and development of the arts endowment fund. In January, she will be volunteering for the endowment fund committee. Her donation, as well as over $8,000 raised from the Art and Motorcycle event and almost $7,000 from the sale of Charlie Donald’s artwork, means the fund now has over $200,000 of its $1-million goal. The fund was established in 2005 and is used to provide ongoing financial support of literary, visual and performing arts for the benefit of residents of Lacombe and area. It is permanently deposited into a dedicated fund that is invested with a larger capital pool of funds held by the Red Deer and District Community Foundation. Interest from the fund is awarded to successful applicants, as recommended by the Lacombe Arts Endowment Fund committee. Anyone wanting to donate to the fund will receive a tax receipt if the donation is $20 or more. For more information contact the City of Lacombe at 403-782-1258 or the Red Deer and District Community Foundation at 403-341-6911.

Catholic school projects go to a single builder Two major capital projects for the Red Deer Regional Catholic School Board will be bundled together and built by the same construction company. Tenders were awarded to Chandos Construction, of Red Deer, to build both the St. Joseph High School and the unnamed Blackfalds kindergarten to Grade 9 school. However, Alberta Education has only approved the funding for the design of the Blackfalds school and is

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Robert Mitchell (chief executive officer of United Way Central Alberta), Darcy Ouellet (Women’s Outreach Centre) and Shaun Richer (business development and marketing co-ordinator of Redcore) pile up some of the socks donated at the United Way’s sixth annual Sockey Night in Red Deer. The event, a partnership with the Red Deer Rebels and Telus, was sponsored by Redcore Ltd., Target Safety Services Ltd., Rezone Well Servicing Ltd., Soderquist Appraisals Ltd. and Liquid Force Environmental Ltd. On Nov. 15 at the Centrium, Rebels fans were asked to throw socks on the ice during the second intermission. The socks were collected by United Way volunteers and the organization in turn donates hundreds of socks to local charities, including the Outreach Centre, Safe Harbour Society, Central Alberta AIDS Network, Canadian Mental Health Association and John Howard Society. Sockey Night in Red Deer is also a great opportunity to create awareness and fundraise. awaiting the approval of construction dollars in 2015. A third tender for the design portion of the St. Francis of Assisi Middle School addition has also discussed as the board reviewed the proposals. They hope to have it built by September 2016. Alberta Education has so far only provided the funding for the design.

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It’s a long way from the North Pole, but Red Deer’s Kerry Wood Nature Centre will give local children a chance to play elves on Saturday. The centre is staging a Kids’ Christmas Present Workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. on Nov. 29. Children ages seven to 12 will be able to choose a gift to make, with all materials provided. They’ll also participate in a nature walk and will receive seasonal treats. Cost is $15 for Kerry Wood Nature Centre members and $17 for non-members, with registration required by Thursday. Additional information can be obtained by calling 403-346-2010.

A week of yoga — almost free — aims to help the Sylvan Lake food bank stock its shelves and fill its hampers. From Dec. 1 to 6, Studio Upstairs Yoga and Wellness, 4 Cuendet Industrial Way in Sylvan Lake, is offering a week of yoga in exchange for a minimum donation of two items to the local food bank. Classes run on Dec. 1 from 7 to 8 p.m., Dec. 2 from 9 to 10 a.m. and 8 to 9 p.m., Dec. 3 from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m., Dec. 4 from 9 to 10 a.m. and 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., Dec. 5 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and Dec. 6 from 9 to 10 a.m. For more information, visit www. studioupstairs.ca or call 403-597-3844.

Current photo radar Here are the Red Dee photo radar sites through Sunday: School zones: 39th Street, Douglas Avenue, 40th Avenue, Nolan Street. Playground zones: 57th Avenue, Kerry Wood Drive, Jewell Street, Carrington Drive, Boyce Street, Allan

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Artist Dave More to speak A Central Alberta artist and former Red Deer College visual arts teacher will share his artistic insights on Tuesday in Red Deer. Dave More is scheduled to speak at the Welikoklad Event Centre Gallery, at 4922 49th St., on Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. The free presentation is part of the Red Deer College School of Creative Arts Visiting Lecture Series.

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Physical rehabilitation a little recognized need for post-cancer care THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Dr. Eugene Chang lost 50 pounds he couldn’t afford to shed but found a calling when he underwent cancer treatment at age 25. The challenges Chang faced battling his way back to physical health after his bout with his disease inspired the rehabilitation medicine specialist to rethink his career path. He decided to pursue a subspecialty for which there is a growing need, becoming Canada’s first trained cancer physiatrist. A physiatrist is a doctor who specializes in rehabilitation medicine. It’s a field for which the need is growing, says Dr. Gaetan Tardif, medical program director for rehabilitation and physiatrist-in-chief at Toronto Rehab, where Chang now works. Society isn’t doing enough to help people with cancer minimize the physical toll the disease and its treatments take on patients, and recover from that impact, Tardif says. While the notion of cardiac rehab after a heart attack or rehab for people who have had strokes or spinal cord injuries is well established and even

expected these days, the need to address the impact of cancer hasn’t kept pace. “If you have a stroke, nobody these days is thinking: ‘Yeah, we’ll send a physiotherapist for a few minutes a day and things should be OK,”’ says Tardif. “But in cancer, we haven’t developed that thinking that ... we need a team of people.” “We’re not quite going far enough in getting people to function optimally in the community.” Nick Marks knows from personal experience that it can be a real struggle. Marks, who is 70, is a semiretired benefits consultant living in Toronto. In July 2013, he learned he had multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that attacks white blood cells called plasma cells. The disease, which can be managed but not cured, impedes a person’s ability to mount an immune response to invading pathogens like bacteria and viruses. In the process of his treatment, Marks contracted C. difficile diarrhea, landing in hospital for two months. A slender man —and one who professes to hate exercise — Marks could not walk by the time his C. difficile was cured.

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Cancer patient Nick Marks, right, does a strength test exercise with Dr. Eugene Chang at Toronto Rehab recently. He has been working with Chang to regain his mobility. “You really have to relearn to walk, and I’m still doing that,” he says. The two work on strengthening the older man’s legs. Motivated to get rid of the cane he still uses, Marks is walking, climbing stairs and doing exercises that target his thighs. Chang too learned of the importance of this rehabilitation medicine firsthand. In the autumn term of 2005, he started a residency in physiatry at the University of British Columbia. “I thought I was going to do sports (rehab) or something like that. I had no clue of my journey at the beginning of my residency,” he admits. An active guy who cycled to work and played hockey in his free time, Chang suddenly found normal exertion was making him breathless and fatigued. A blood test, followed by a bone marrow test, produced an unexpected result

— he had myelodysplastic syndrome, a cancer affecting the bone marrow. Chang’s medical career took a two-year hiatus as he underwent chemotherapy and then a bone marrow transplant. The transplant was a success, and nine years later he remains cancer free. But the treatments left him weak and in need of rehab medicine himself. Chang found he had to push to get the care he knew he needed. “That was a real eye-opener,” he admits. “This was not a good thing and maybe this was a problem in cancer generally.” When Chang went to resume his rehabilitation medicine training in the fall of 2007, the experiences of his time as a cancer patient had changed his thinking about what his focus should be. Sports rehab was out. The cancer rehab was in. Some of the effects of cancer care are specific to the type of the disease. For exam-

ple, the problem of stiff shoulder can sometimes follow a mastectomy for breast cancer patients. Others are general — things like fatigue, muscle wasting and sometimes neuropathy, the loss of nerve cells in feet and hands that can affect things like a person’s gait. Tardif says too often with cancer, people see the disease as a reason to give up on exercise and physical conditioning. Everyone pays the price for it, he says. “Are we quitting a little too early on the full community reintegration? Are we focusing too much on just fixing the medical problem? But then what? And the better we get in medicine at fixing problems, the more important the ‘Then what?’ is,” he says. “Frankly, I want somebody to save my life. But if I’m going to be miserable for the next 10 years at home, I’m going to have second thoughts about how good that deal was.”

NewLink Genetics gets some big league help on Ebola vaccine same delivery method. That means as a result of this deal Merck could develop a Marburg virus vaccine, as well as one against Lassa, another viral hemorrhagic fever virus. As well, the company could develop vaccines against other strains of Ebola. The vaccine currently in testing protects only against the Ebola Zaire strain, the one responsible for the current West African outbreak. Or it could produce a multi-valent Ebola vaccine, one shot that protects against the main strains that cause human disease. NewLink acquired the licence for the Canadian vaccine in 2010. At the time, there was no interest among Big Pharma players to develop Ebola vaccines, which may explain why the company was chosen and why the licensing fee was so low. The government has not said how the $205,000 fee was reached. Ebola vaccines are unlikely to be money makers. The outbreaks happen sporadically and - before this one - in small numbers. The largest outbreak before this year involved 425 people. And outbreaks happen in countries

that are among the poorest in the world, with the least capacity to pay per-dose prices that would cover the cost of development. Some costs will likely be recouped by sales to countries like the United States, which may want to stockpile Ebola vaccine against perceived bioterror threats. “We do not see this as a commercial opportunity and that is not what’s driving our engagement,” Feinberg said. “Our legacy in bringing about breakthrough medicines and vaccines in major disease areas such as HIV, hepatitis and human papillomavirus calls us to intervene and work with partners to find solutions that will address this new global public health crisis,” said Chirfi Guindo, president and managing director of Merck in Canada. The deal was welcomed by the World Health Organization, which is leading a push to fast-track experimental Ebola vaccines for use in West Africa. “It’s good news,” said Dr. MariePaule Kieny, the assistant deputy director who is spearheading the Ebola vaccine and drugs effort.

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to scale as quickly as possible to not only evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of this vaccine, but if it is shown to be promising in those regards to make sure that it can be as widely available as quickly as possible to as many people who could benefit from it,” Dr. Mark Feinberg, chief public health officer for Merck Vaccines, told The Canadian Press in an interview. The deal earns NewLink, of Ames, Iowa, a substantial payday. The company, which paid $205,000 for the licence for the Ebola vaccine, will get US$30 million up front, an additional US$20 million when the vaccine goes into efficacy testing and royalties if and when the vaccine is approved and sales begin. There will not be royalties paid, though, on doses of the vaccine that are sold to African and other lowincome nations, Feinberg said. The vaccine, called rVSV-EBOV, was designed by scientists at Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. The deal is worldwide and exclusive and covers other vaccines created by the Winnipeg lab using the

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BRIEF Stamos flips the switch on holiday lights at Graceland MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Sporting Elvis Presley-like sideburns, actor John Stamos helped flip the switch on the colorful display of holiday lights adorning Graceland, Presley’s home-turned-museum in Memphis. Stamos joined hundreds of fans who came to Graceland on Friday night to watch yellow, red and blue lights illuminate the large front yard of Presley’s former home. Stamos is best known for roles on TV shows such as General Hospital, Full House and ER. He said after the ceremony that he shaved a beard he had been wearing but kept the sideburns for his appearance at Graceland. Stamos has close ties to Graceland: his voice is featured on the iPad tour of the home.

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Comedian Bill Cosby performs at the Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts, in Melbourne, Fla., Friday, Nov. 21, 2014. Performances by Cosby in Nevada, Illinois, Arizona, South Carolina and Washington state have been canceled as more women come forward accusing the entertainer of sexually assaulting them years ago.

The show must go on FOR ONE NIGHT ON FLORIDA STAGE, BILL COSBY REGAINS REVERED STATUS AS BELOVED COMEDIAN BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MELBOURNE, Fla. — The protesters didn’t show, the would-be hecklers didn’t take the bait, the weeks of headlines about sexual assaults disappeared and Bill Cosby, for 90 minutes at least, regained the revered status he long enjoyed. The show Friday night in Melbourne, Florida, might have seemed destined for disaster for the comedian, enveloped in growing accusations of rape and sexual assault that have derailed his career comeback and crumbled his tour schedule. What he got, though, was an adoring audience that laughed so hard they slapped their knees, shouted love at the stage and rose to their feet as he came and went. “I think people went in there with him as Bill Cosby from the TV show,” said Travis Weberling, 40, of Melbourne, “not the guy they heard about on the news.” The 2,000-seat theatre beefed up security and announcements before Cosby took the stage warned a disturbance was possible — radio hosts had even offered cash and prizes to anyone who made it happen. Reporters swarmed the venue. But, in the end, just one protester stood outside, holding a sign that read, “Rape is no joke.” What remained to be seen was whether the evening marked a turning point for a beloved television father, or simply a momentary reprieve. It did nothing to immediately change the fact that Cosby’s projects have been nixed and stalled, performances have been cancelled across the country and women continue to come forward accusing him of serious crimes. Cosby has never been charged in connection with any of the allegations. “I know people are tired of me not saying anything, but a guy doesn’t have to answer to innuendos,” Cosby told the Florida Today newspaper before the show. “People should fact check.” Cosby’s lawyer, Martin Singer, said the accusations had “escalated far past the point of absurdity,” dismissing them as “fantastical,” ”unsubstantiated“ and ”uncorroborated.“ “When will it end?” he asked. “It is long past time for this media vilification of Mr. Cosby to stop.”

And, throughout the audience, his fans agreed. They talked of watching him on TV as a child, and of his albums becoming familiar friends when the moved to unfamiliar, faraway towns. They brushed off the accusations, howling at everything he uttered. When he took the stage at the Maxwell C. King Center For The Performing Arts, they stood and hollered, and he returned a thumbs-up. Only a smattering of empty seats were seen. Cosby wore cargo pants and a shirt that said “Hello Friend” and never once ventured in the realm of controversy. His 90-minute set wandered from a childhood fear of God to the loss of freedom in marriage to the rocket-speed Spanish of a pinata-store worker. He sat for much at the start of the show, then grew increasingly physical, impersonating jujitsu and gymnastics poses, laying on the floor in stocking feet and thrusting a fist upward in a gesture of battling the everyday oppression of living with a wife. And when it was over, he said “good night,” walking off as the audience again stood. The most impassioned of his fans breathed a sigh of relief. Judith Stone travelled from Madison, West Virginia, for the show, deeming it “absolutely fantastic” and grateful no one interrupted. “I think he will leave with a very positive attitude,” she said. Elsewhere, audiences will not have the chance to see Cosby. Performances in Oklahoma, Nevada, Illinois, Arizona, South Carolina and Washington were called off. David Fischer, director of The Broadway Center in Tacoma, Washington, said an April appearance was called off because it conflicts with the organization’s mission strengthen the community “building empathy, furthering education and sharing joy.” Projects on NBC and Netflix have been cancelled, and TV Land decided not to air reruns of The Cosby Show. Cosby’s producers said at least 28 other shows remain on his schedule through May 2015. Tom Werner, who co-founded the Carsey-Werner Company which produced The Cosby Show, defended Cosby in a statement to the Boston Globe. “The Bill we knew was a brilliant and wonderful collaborator on a show that changed the landscape of television,” Werner and partner Marcy Carsey said in the statement. “These recent news reports are beyond our knowledge or comprehension.”

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LOS ANGELES — Bert Lahr’s Cowardly Lion costume from the classic film The Wizard of Oz is up for sale. The costume will be auctioned with other Hollywood items Monday in New York by Bonhams, according to a spokesman for costume owner James Comisar. The big cat outfit has been authenticated as the one Lahr wore in the 1939 film, according to a Bonhams’ sales catalogue. It is topped by a sculpted likeness of the late actor. A secondary costume used in the film was sold at auction in recent years for close to $1 million, the owner’s spokesman said. Comisar has a trove of TV memorabilia from shows including I Love Lucy and Lost. He has said he plans to use money from the Cowardly Lion costume sale to exhibit his collection.

Billy Joel to set record this summer at Madison Square Garden with 65 shows NEW YORK — Billy Joel will set a record for the most performances by any artist at Madison Square Garden with his upcoming 65th show scheduled for this summer. The 65-year-old piano man will surpass the record set by his former tour mate Elton John with a show on July 1, which will be part of his residency at the New York venue. Tickets for the record-breaking show, as well as his performances scheduled in May and June, will go on sale to the general public on Saturday. The Grammy-winning artist was announced last year as the first-ever music franchise of the Garden. The July 1 show will be the 19th performance as a part of the residency, which has included monthly concerts from the singer songwriter throughout 2014.

Kroeger says he and wife respond differently to milestone birthdays TORONTO — You don’t need to remind Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger that he recently turned 40 — wife Avril Lavigne has been doing so for a year already. Lavigne and Kroeger celebrated major birthdays just months apart but he said they had vastly different responses to their respective milestones. He tells said that Lavigne seemed to think her 30th birthday was a “big one” but he “really just didn’t care” about his own anniversary. Nickelback recently released its eight album, No Fixed Address. The album was assembled at various studios around the world, in part because Kroeger and Lavigne have such a hectic schedule. And he said that his comfort in turning 40 was motivated by the fact that he’s content overall. “I really just didn’t care. I think that if you’re happy where you are in life, it doesn’t matter how old you’re turning,” said Kroeger, seated next to guitarist Ryan Peake. “If you’re unhappy in life, each birthday you have — especially the landmark ones — tend to be a reminder of how much time is slipping away and you haven’t accomplished or found that person or whatever it is in your life.”

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Brief blaze of rock ’n’ roll glory carried Jerry Lee Lewis for decades after that BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story by Rick Bragg Jerry Lee Lewis was a Louisianaborn supernova who helped create rock ‘n’ roll and raced toward stardom in the 1950s until his marriage to his 13-year-old cousin Myra helped turn a 1958 performance tour in England into a disaster. But the brilliance of his early years and his dogged determination to succeed sustained him for decades after his rocketlike career was sidetracked. Lewis has found the ideal biographer in Alabaman Rick Bragg, an author and former New York Times writer who understands the texture and cadence of Lewis’s life that started in Concordia Parish in eastern Louisiana near the Mississippi River. Bragg wrote that he “listened in the quiet gloom of his bedroom as he told me what was worth remembering. ... He remembered it as it pleased him. ... Day after day I was reminded of a line I once read; it was like any life, but with the dull parts taken out.” Lewis’s account of his birth in 1935 sums up his outlook: “I came out jumpin’ and I been jumpin’ ever since.” And he made a discovery that changed his life. “In 1940, when he was not yet five years old, Jerry Lee found his reason for being born,” Bragg writes, noting that he saw a piano at his Aunt Stella’s house. Lewis sneaked into a local blues hall as often as he could while growing up, hearing some of the best performers who toured the black clubs in the region. He blended his taste for blues with his favourite country performers and an energetic, almost frantic, style on the piano. His good looks and wavy blond hair, combined with his powerful music, drove the crowds — especially women — crazy. The new music “was burning up the airwaves in Memphis and even down in Natchez, jumping from treetop to treetop in a pine barren. ... The black man had been doing it for years of course, but the harsh and irrefutable truth was it took a little touch of hillbilly to make it slide down easy for white audiences,” Bragg writes. Lewis had to work hard to make a name for himself: playing auditoriums but also performing in lesser venues like an electronics store and a tomato festival. He caught lightning in a bottle when he recorded Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On, which began “taking off like wildfire” on country, rhythm and blues, and pop stations, according to Billboard. During Lewis’s performances,

“women climbed on the stage, rushed it, tore at his clothes” and he became “public enemy No. 1” to those frightened by the power of rock ’n’ roll. His recording of Great Balls of Fire rivaled the popularity of Shakin’. Lewis was better playing the piano, singing and finding women to marry him than he was at staying married. As one of his many marriages faded, he began spending more time with Myra. He married her in 1957, even before he’d escaped from his second marriage. While it created a stir in the United States, Lewis couldn’t have been ready for how it would be received in England, where he went to perform in 1958. As the British press learned Myra was a young teen and his third wife, the crowds at Lewis’s shows became combative. “‘Baby snatcher! Go home.’ crowd shouts at singer” was a typical headline. His relationship with crowds became more tense, even when he got back home. He smashed one drunk audience member in the head with a microphone stand after that person shouted insults. As Bragg tells it, “When news of his marriage to his 13-year old cousin, Myra, caused promoters and some fans to turn away and his rocket ship to sputter, when scandal and changing times caused record sales to sag, he filled two Cadillacs with musicians and equipment and went on the road. ... He played, fueled by Vienna sausages, whisky and uppers ... and drove all day and into the night to play again.” When Bragg wrapped up his interviews with the aging musician, he walked over to his bed and shook his hand, saying: “I will try to write a good book.” And he’s done just that.

Canadians Rachel McAdams and Taylor Kitsch join True Detective season 2 following a murder. Kitsch is a B.C.-born actor best known for his roles in Friday Night Lights and The Grand Seduction. McAdams hails from London, Ont., and skyrocketed to stardom with The Notebook and Mean Girls. British actress Kelly Reilly is also joining the cast as a former D-list actress and current wife of Frank Semyon, a criminal and entrepreneur played by Vince Vaughan. As previously announced, Colin Farrell will play Ray Velcoro, a detective whose allegiances are torn between his bosses in a corrupt police department and the mobster who controls him. True Detective is created and written by Nic Pizzolatto and the first two episodes will be directed by Justin Lin (Fast & Furious). The hour-long drama has begun production in California.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The second season of True Detective boasts two Canadian actors in prominent roles. HBO has confirmed that Rachel McAdams and Taylor Kitsch have signed on for the eight-episode sophomore season of the hit drama. McAdams will play Ani Bezzerides, a Ventura County Sheriff’s Department detective whose refusal to compromise her ethics puts her at odds with the system she serves. Meanwhile Kitsch was cast in the role of war veteran and highway patrol officer Paul Woodrugh, who is trying to escape a troubled past and the sudden attention caused by a scandal that never occurred. The season will focus on three police officers and a career criminal who find themselves caught in a conspiracy

Discovery of long-lost letter that inspired Jack Kerouac delights poet blamed for losing it na-dealing, con-man friend Cassady into a literary giant. Stern said on Monday that Beat poet and Kerouac friend Allen Ginsberg sent him the letter sometime in the 1950s, hoping he could get it published by Ace Books, for which Stern was a literary agent. “It was part of a stash of about two and a half feet of books and manuscripts that Allen had collected from all of his buddies,” he said, adding he sent them all back but one — William S. Burroughs’ novel Junky, which was published. “Soon thereafter Allen started that rumour,” he said about the account that he had thrown the letter overboard. What really happened? Ginsberg sent the letter to Richard Emerson at Golden Goose Press and he didn’t bother to read it. When Emerson folded Golden Goose, he gave his archives, including the still-unopened letter, to a business associate who took the material home. There it stayed until Los Angeles performance artist Jean Spinosa was cleaning out her late father’s house two years ago. The auction house Profiles in History is putting the archive up for sale on Dec. 17. Only one question remains: Why did Ginsberg say Stern tossed the letter? “At the best he forgot that I gave it to him,” Stern said. “At the worst he said it just to stick it to me. “But it doesn’t matter now,” he added

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — When a letter credited with inspiring Jack Kerouac to create a new literary genre suddenly surfaced, no one was happier than an 86-year-old poet and playwright from New Jersey. For more than 50 years, Gerd Stern had been wrongly accused of tossing what Kerouac called “the greatest piece of writing I ever saw” over the side of a houseboat. “Yes, I’m the guy who dropped the letter off the boat, but of course I didn’t,” Stern, laughing heartily, said after The Associated Press reported Sunday that the 16,000-word screed to Kerouac from his friend and literary muse Neal Cassady was found intact last week in a house in Oakland. “At least 12 literary publications through the years have accused me,” Stern said. “People have written to me and damned me for this. After 50 years, it’s a blessing to be vindicated.” Cassady, who wrote the letter over three amphetamine-fueled days in 1950, sent it to Kerouac just before Christmas. After he read it, Kerouac would say later, he scrapped an early draft of On The Road and rewrote it in a similar stream-of-consciousness style. The result was a literary classic and a new style of prose called Beat literature. If Stern hadn’t dropped the letter off that boat, Kerouac told The Paris Review in 1968, the writing would have transformed his car-stealing, marijua-

OTTAWA — Future generations may not be able to enjoy Canada’s recorded heritage — including photos, maps and important documents — because Library and Archives Canada is not collecting all of the material it should from federal agencies, the auditor general says. In a report tabled Tuesday, Michael Ferguson says Library and Archives doesn’t even know what it already has due to a backlog of 98,000 boxes of records — almost one-quarter of them military files, some dating to 1890. Poor finding aids for some of the material in its collection make it difficult to locate records — including documents on the Indian residential school system needed by the federal Truth and Reconciliation Commission. In addition, the federal institution responsible for preserving Canada’s collective memory has no corporate digital strategy or program in place to

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KANIUSIS Chloe 1984-2014 On November 21st, 2014 a radiant light, as bright as the sun, was diminished here on earth, but in the heavens there was a sudden, soft, and beautiful glow…. she had come home. At 5:25 pm, Chloe Emary Kaniusis (Brown), of Condor Alberta, passed away in a motor vehicle accident on her way home after Christmas shopping with her mom. Chloe is the daughter of Mel and Brenda Brown, the loving wife of Larry Kaniusis, and the mom of Jaxon and Kessler. She is survived by her sister, Tannice (Jason) Stark and her nieces Sydnie, Kendyl and Talia. Chloe’s Aunty Kim and Uncle Alex (Schaerer) meant everything to her along with her cousins, Logan and Emma. She was always loved and will be missed by many others, especially Larry’s family,his mom, Lois, sisters Loretta (Jeff) Soppit Amanda, Jordan and Danny; Nancy (Brett) Laperriere - Brant, Brianna and Tori; and brother Dale (Michelle) - Drew and Dawson. She is also survived by her grandparents, Mary and George Brown, as well as numerous aunties, uncles and cousins. Chloe’s friends were many. Chloe is predeceased by her grandmother and grandfather, Peter and Emily Farion, and cousin’s Angela and Nicholas. A Prayer Service will be held on Sunday, November 30th, 2014 at 7:00 pm at St. Matthew Parish, Rocky Mountain House. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated in memory of Chloe at St. Matthew Roman Catholic Church on Monday, December 1, 2014 at 1:00 P.M. with Father Christian Nwaigwe presiding. Interment will follow the Mass at Pine Grove Cemetery. All are welcome to join us afterwards at the Rocky Community Centre where Chloe will be honored. Donations in memory of Chloe may be made to the Breakfast Program at Rocky Elementary or Alberta Children’s Hospital. Because she lived for the game of baseball, Chloe would also say that a donation to the Rocky Recreational Department for athletes would be welcomed. I will not forget you. I have written your name on the palms of my hands. ISAIAH: 49-15-16 Condolences may be forwarded to www.rockyfuneralhome.ca. ROCKY AND SYLVAN LAKE FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORIUM, your Golden Rule Funeral Homes, entrusted with the arrangements.

DESCHNER Frank Xavier 1924 - 2014 Frank Xavier Deschner passed away quietly early in the morning at the Bethany CollegeSide Long Term Care Facility on Thursday, November 20, 2014 at the age of 90 years. Frank was born in Primate, SK, and went on to become a carpenter. He became a superintendent on large commercial building projects all over Alberta. He is survived by his loving wife, Ruth, daughter, Donna (Gary) Hawkins, step-daughters; Millie (Al) Watson, Wanda (Murray) Mehling, Linda (Kerry) Hebert, their children and grandchildren. He will also be sadly missed by David and Linda Deschner and all his other nieces, nephews and friends. Frank was predeceased by his first wife, Jean (nee Campbell) and their son, Tom. A remembrance tea for Frank will be held at a later date. In Lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Alzheimer’s Society, 105, 4419-50 Avenue, Red Deer, AB, T4N 3Z5. The family wishes to thank the staff from Bethany for Frank’s excellent care. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com. Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-2222

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STEELE Dustin Joshua Aug. 28, 1991 - Nov. 1, 2014 It is with great sadness that we share the loss of our beloved Dustin who was taken tragically in Northern B.C. on Saturday, November 1, 2014. Dustin will forever be missed by his father Dwaune (Cathy), mother Gail (Dean Johnston); sisters Breann (Doug), Rayona; brothers, Joshua, Jordan and Austin; nieces, Janessa and Malia; beloved girlfriend Stephanie Mulhall and her son Mannix and a special little one Dakota Nova. Also mourning Dustin’s loss are his grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Dustin’s Celebration of Life will be held Friday, November 28, 2014 at 2 pm in Festival Hall, Red Deer. A short program followed by a social time of celebratory stories and memories.

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BIRBECK Gordon 1947 - 2014 Mr. Gordon ‘Gord’ Birbeck of Red Deer, Alberta, passed away quietly at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Monday, November 24, 2014 at the age of 67 years. Gord was born on June 7, 1947 at Kirkland Lake, Ontario. He lived briefly in RouynNoranda, Quebec before making Edmonton, Alberta his permanent home in 1957. After completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Alberta, he continued to the University of Toronto, where he received a Masters Degree in Health Administration. Gord returned to Alberta to join the Red Deer General Hospital, first as a liaison during the construction of the new Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. He remained at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, where he was responsible for numerous Hospital Departments throughout his career. Along with travelling with Heather, reading and sports were a big part of Gord’s life. The Oilers have lost a long time supporter. Gord will be lovingly remembered by his wife of forty-three years, Heather; his daughter, Liz (Bryce) Walker and their children, Isla and Beckett; and son, Mike. He will also be sadly missed by his brother, Norm (Irene) Birbeck; his uncle, Norm Willis; brother-in-law, Mart (Wendy) Byar, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and loyal friends. Gord was predeceased by his brother, Bruce. A Celebration of Gord’s Life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Monday, December 1, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. The family would like to extend their grateful thanks to Dr. Hulyk and the Staff of Unit 33 for their unwavering care and compassion. If desired, Memorial Donations in Gord’s honor may be made directly to the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation at www.rdrhfoundation.com/ donate-now or to Parkinson Alberta at www.parkinsonalberta.ca. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Rhian Solecki, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.

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Oilfield

BEARSPAW is a moderately sized oil and gas company operating primarily in the Stettler and Drumheller areas. We are currently accepting applications for a

JUNIOR OIL AND GAS OPERATOR in our Stettler Field. Applicants need to be mechanically inclined, motivated to work hard and learn quickly. Associated industry experience eg. instrumentation or facilities construction experience would be an asset but is not necessarily required. This position offers a diverse and challenging work environment with competitive pay, attractive benefits and the ability to grow within the organization. Applicants must live or be willing to relocate to within a 20 minute commute of the work place location (Stettler). Please Submit Resume’s Attention Human Resources Email: payroll@ bearspawpet.com Fax: (403) 258-3197 Mail: Suite 5309, 333 96th Ave NE Calgary, Alberta T3R 1H1 DEX Production Testing req’s exp. day night supervisors, assistants, and boiler hands. Must have boilers ticket. Competitive wage & benefit pkg. Email resume to: office@ dexproduction.com or fax 403-864-8284 Buying or Selling your home? Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

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CLASSIFICATIONS

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

700-920

Caregivers/ Aides

710

Dental

740

IMMEDIATE OPENING FOR EXP’D. DENTAL Live in Nanny needed for 7 RECEPTIONIST. and 1 1/2 year old must be We offer competitive able to commute from wages & flexible hours. sylvan lake to Red deer Must be willing to work days, 403-505-9935 evenings & some Saturdays. Please drop off resume P/T F. caregiver wanted ATT’N: Marina for F quad. Must be reliable at Bower Dental Centre and have own vehicle. or email: 403-505-7846 marina@bowerdental.com

Central Alberta LIFE

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

CALL 309-3300 CLASSIFIEDS

Operation.† Must be physically fit.† Having a Class 3 an asset. Email: dthengs@hotmail.com Fax 403-638-3908, or Call 403-638-4165.†

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AN EXCELLENT Farm Work CHOICE WHERE YOUR FARM/FEEDLOT LOOKING FOR FULL TIME/ AD YEAR ROUND EMPLOYEE. REACHES Employment includes RURAL Animal Health, Farming and Equipment Operation, READERS and Feeding Equipment WHATEVER YOU’RE SELLING... WE HAVE THE PAPER YOU NEED!

VALVE TECHNICIAN/SHOP ASSISTANTS Isolation Equipment Services Inc. an expanding Oil Service Company is willing to train the right candidates as valve technicians and/or shop assistants in its fast and mechanical environment. Duties include but not limited to the following: • Assembling and repairing control valves/frac heads • Calibration, testing and troubleshooting of valves as well as measurement and valve related instruments • Disassembly, cleanup and evaluation of parts • Signing and documenting date compliance sheets • Pressure testing processes with experience, will train • Forklift experience/loader experience, will train • Must be 18 years of age or older to apply • Must supply driver’s abstract Beneﬁts: • Excellent hourly wage • Lucrative Safety Bonus and Christmas bonus • Excellent beneﬁt plan • Retirement plan Fax or email your resume and driver’s abstract to: Fax: (403) 347-3406 Email: l.enzie@isolationequipment.com or drop by #239 Clearview Drive Clearview Industrial Park Red Deer County

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TO PLACE AN AD

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To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classiﬁeds 403-309-3300 classiﬁeds@reddeeradvocate.com

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Over 2,000,000 hours St. John Ambulance volunteers provide Canadians with more than 2 million hours of community service each year.

309-3300

Announcements Daily Classifieds 309-3300

Accounting

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INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Contractors

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Handyman Services

1200

ATT’N: Are you looking for help on small jobs around the house or renovate your bathroom, painting or flooring, or cutting small trees? Call James 403-341-0617

Massage Therapy

1280

BRIDGER CONST. LTD. CHINESE massage theraWe do it all! 403-302-8550 py. Direct bill. Gift card. DALE’S Home Reno’s 403-986-1691 4606-48 Ave Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 DOORS, windows, siding, soffit, fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ International ladies 403-302-9210. RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc. Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Call Roger 403-348-1060 Private back entry. 403-341-4445

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Now Open

Escorts

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KAYLA 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car

Massage Therapy

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Painters/ Decorators

1310

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp. VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Free Est. 403-872-8888 Pampering at its BEST! Roofing 403-986-6686 2nd. location in PRECISE ROOFING LTD. Calgary coming 15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail. Dec. 1. 403-896-4869 www.viimassage.com

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Looking for a place to live? Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

Misc. Services

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5* JUNK REMOVAL Property clean up 340-8666

MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

GARAGE DOOR SERVICE. Save 50%. All yard & bobcat services, junk/tree/snow removal. 403-358-1614

STRESSBUSTERS 403-923-0682

SNOW shoveling/dump runs /odd jobs 403-885-5333

Seniors’ Services

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HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors. Est 1999. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. Call 403-346-7777 for information. Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Yard Care

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FALL clean-up, Yard care, Junk/tree/snow removal, comm/res. 403-358-1614

D2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014

PRODUCTION TESTING EXPERIENCED SUPERVISORS and TESTERS Day & Night Must have tickets. Top paid wages. Based out of Devon, AB. Email resume to: kathy@dragonsbreathpt.ca

TANKMASTER RENTALS req’s Exp’d Class 1 Fluid Haulers for Central Alberta. Oilfield tickets req’d. Competitive salary and job bonuses. Resume to terry@tankmaster.ca or fax 403-340-8818

ZUBAR Production Services is currently taking resumes for experienced Production Testing Personnel Email resume to: rdzubaroffice@telus.net or fax to (403)346-9420.

Professionals

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is now accepting applications for

Journeyman Millwrights, Electricians, and Machinists.

TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

F/T SATELLITE INSTALLERS - Good hours, home every night, $4000-$6000/mo. Contractor must have truck or van. Tools, supplies & ladders required. Training provided, no experience needed. Apply to: satjobs@shaw.ca F/T SATELLITE INSTALLERS - Good hours, home every night, $4000-$6000/mo. Contractor must have truck or van. Tools, supplies & ladders required. Training provided, no experience needed. Apply to: satjobs@shaw.ca Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

GOODMEN ROOFING LTD. Requires SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS

LICENSED MECHANIC & AUTO BODY TECH. The Central Alberta AIDS Reasonable rate. Network Society is the A.J. Auto Repair & Body local charity that offers 11, 7836 49 Ave. support to individuals who Call 403-506-6258 are infected or affected by HIV and provides prevenMILLARD TRUCKING LTD. tion and education throughout Central Alberta. is looking for a 2 Licenced Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanics. CAANS is looking for 2 p/t The successful applicant and 2 f/t front line workers must be able to work well interested in Harm in a high paced environReduction ment. We offer a great for more information, working environment, very www.caans.org competitive wages and performance bonuses. All interested person are invited to apply to: Millard Trucking Ltd. NEWCART Box 960, Sundre, AB is looking for a fulltime T0M1X0 Human Resources Fax: 403-638-4987 Administrator/ email: mbrodie@enerchem.com Recruiter, to start as soon as possible in the Red Deer area.

REQUIREMENTS 5 years minimum in the oil and gas industry, 3 years in a Recruiting/ Human Resources Admin position Highly organized, detail orientated, capable of multitasking Proficient in Microsoft Office; including word, excel and Outlook Motivated and have the ability to maintain strict confidentiality as well as a professional attitude Able to be on call, work some evenings and weekends Able to work independently and as part of a team; encourage excellence through positive contributions Please submit cover letter and resume to: resumes@ newcartcontracting.com or fax to (403) 729-2396 Attn. HR. No phone calls Please.

Restaurant/ Hotel

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HIRING SERVER Apply in person at Shiso Japanese Restaurant, 3731 Gaetz Avenue No Phone Calls Please! JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Requires to work at these Red Deer, AB locations: 5111 22 St. 37444 HWY 2 S 37543 HWY 2N 700 3020 22 St. FOOD ATTENDANT Req’d permanent shift weekend day and evening both full and part time. 16 Vacancies, $10.20/hr. + benefits. Start ASAP. Job description www.timhortons.com Education and experience not req’d. Apply in person or fax resume to: 403-314-1303 P/T COOK WANTED ~ Weekends. Phone Donnetta @ Red Deer Bingo Centre 403-347-4504

THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for an EXPERIENCED BARTENDER. MUST HAVE REFERENCES. Able to work evening shift. Apply within: 2079-50 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Fax 403-347-1161 Phone calls WILL NOT be accepted. THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for experienced F/T SERVERS Must have Ref’s & Pro-Serve. Apply within: 2079-50 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Fax 403-347-1161 Phone calls WILL NOT be accepted.

HALLCON is seeking qualified drivers to transport rail crews throughout Red Deer area. Drivers are ideally based out of RED DEER. No overnight stays required. This position is an on call position. Employees are responsible for taking trips during the period they have designated themselves available to do so. Transportation is done in Hallcon company vehicles. Vehicles are extensively & consistently maintained ensuring optimal safety for drivers and clients. Drivers must possess valid Class 1, 2, or 4 license, with clean driver abstract. Assisted licensing upgrade to achieve a class 4 is available. Pay is based at a rate of $16.00. Earning potential is based on your availability, as our operation runs on a 24/7 on call basis. Both full time and part time employees are welcome. Semiretired, retired, full time, part time employees are welcome. Forward resumes & current driver abstract: Shane Flack asmabnorth@gmail.com.

Landscape Labourer,

Individuals must be safety conscious, physically fit, able to work overtime and shift work. Wages start at $40.00 per hour and offer an excellent benefit and pension package. Please send resume to reddeerhr@evrazna.com or deliver in person to 27251 391 Township Road

Restaurant/ Hotel

860

Truckers/ Drivers

NEWCART is looking for a full time

Making a Difference

1. Recruiting manpower as jobs come up, setting up interviews and screening applicants, reference checks 2. Record Maintenance accurate and timely processing of hire packages, rate changes, employee files 3. Organizing logistics for travel 4. General Office duties etc.

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EVRAZ Red Deer Works

Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

DUTIES: This position will require

Trades

as soon as possible. Duties will include: cutting grass, raking, litter removal, fertilizing, watering, snow clearing, operating light and heavy duty machinery, maintaining property maintenance equipment, general yard maintenance etc. This position will require some evenings, weekends, early mornings. 2 years experience minimum required. Hourly wage is $23-$25.00 depending on experience. Benefits available after 3 month probation period. Please submit resumes to: resumes @newcartcontracting.com or fax to 403-729-2396. NO phone calls please.

Required Immediately Parts Delivery Driver / Warehouse Must possess clean drivers abstract, know city well. The individual must be able to work unsupervised in a fast paced environment. Some heavy lifting is required.

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Misc. Help

Parts Person

ACADEMIC Express

Parts person required for rapidly expanding HD Parts Supply Store. Must be able to work unsupervised in a fast paced environment. Have experience in the heavy truck/trailer industry. Must possess strong customer service skills.

ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the RED DEER ADVOCATE

Household Appliances

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Advocate Opportunities

CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in:

ADULT Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday through Saturday. Delivery to be done before 6:30 am. Reliable vehicle needed.

CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver the

CENTRAL AB LIFE & LACOMBE EXPRESS 1 day a week in: LACOMBE BLACKFALDS Please call Rick for details 403-314-4303

ROSEDALE AREA Ramage Cres, Close Root Close, Ralston Cres. $327.00/mo.

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery 3 Days/Week (Wed., Thurs. & Fri.)

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For More information, please call Jamie 403-314-4306

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 3 DAYS A WEEK in DEER PARK AREA

WESTPARK 41 & 42 St. ALSO 55 & 56 Ave.

Dixon Cres. $100.20/mo. Dunning Cres, Cl., and Depalme St. plus 3 blocks of Douglas Ave. $136.24/mo.

For more information or to apply call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308

GRANDVIEW AREA

Misc. Help

880

3900 & 4200 Blocks of 40A Ave. and 4000 Block of 39 St. (North side only). $55.68/mo.

TRAVEL WITH

FRONTIER

WOODLEA AREA

“because we care”

EXPERIENCED MOTOR COACH DRIVERS

47A Ave, & part of 55, 56 & 57 St. $134./mo.

HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC REQUIRED

For More Information Call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4306

Full time and part time positions available. Must be willing to work evenings and weekends, and must have previous experience driving either motor coach or semi. Clean Class 1 or Class 2 with air. Will consider either full or part time. Previous motor coach repair experience preferred.

MOTOR COACH CLEANER

CARRIERS NEEDED

Part time position. Shop is located 6 miles from Red Deer. Applicants must have own transportation and be able to work flexible schedule.

email or fax resume to:

frontbus@platinum.ca 403-347-4999

www.frontierbuslines.com

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NOW HIRING

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NEW LIZ AREN NY, 1 red croc. make-up bag. c/w 12 eyeshadows, 2 blush, 1 nail polish, 1 lip gloss. $195 value, asking $75. Would make a great Christmas gift. 403-227-2976

DEERPARK AREA Dixon Cres, Donnelly Cres, Duston St. area $482.00/mo. Deschner Close, Dubois Cres., Doherty Close, Duston St. and area. $327.00/mo. Dempsey St., Dodge Ave, Donlevy Ave area $327.00/mo. Dowler St., Daniel Cres. Dawe Cl., Dunham Close and area $412.00/mo.

RIVERSIDE MEADOWS 57 & 58 Ave., 59 & 60 St. ALSO 51, 52 & 43 Ave. & Apt. Bldg. on 60 St.

Looking for a new pet? Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

• Very Competitive Wages • Advancement Opportunities With medical Benefits • Paid training • Paid Breaks

Wise Intervention Services Inc. is now hiring for the following positions:

LOGS Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar. Price depends on location. Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

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Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307

CLASSIFICATIONS

ORIGINAL FISHER PRICE TOYS, 2 different houses, 2 schools, 1 school bus, 1 garage, 1 stove top, 1 three bears house pull toy All for $90. 403-343-1503

FULL TIME and PART TIME SHIFTS AVAILABLE

Oilfield

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only selected candidates will be contacted.

ORIOLE PARK Oliver St. & Odell Gr.

1500-1990

GASOLINE ALLEY LOCATION

FIREWOOD, birch, spruce & pine. North of Costco 403-346-7178, 392-7754

Health & Beauty

Eckville Bowden Olds Sylvan Lake

For More Information, Please call Prodie 403-314-4301

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AMANA washer, white, 16 mo. old, exc. cond, Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner $350 403-347-1090 BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275 Looking for a place Classifieds to live? Your place to SELL Take a tour through the Your place to BUY CLASSIFIEDS

Please apply with resume to: qmacaulay@reddeeradvocate.com or call 403-314-4302 and speak with Grant.

stuff

Children's Items

Firewood

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

With only 64 papers, approximately: $350.00/mo.

Red Deer Rocky Mtn. House Rimbey Caroline Castor Sylvan Lake Innisfail Stettler Ponoka Lacombe

SOURCE ADULT VIDEO requires mature P/T help Sat. & Sun. 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. F/T TRUCK drivers req’d. Fax resume to: Minimum Class 5 with air 403-346-9099 or drop off to: and clean abstract. Exp. 3301-Gaetz Avenue preferred. In person to Key Towing 4083-78 St. Cres. Red Deer.

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Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

As part of our service team, you will be dispatched in response to service concerns to deliver newspapers and flyers to customers or carriers. A delivery vehicle provided by company! Work 3 to 4 shifts a week. Hours of shifts are morning shifts of Monday through Friday 5:00 AM to 9:00 AM. Saturday starting at 7 AM. Wednesday to Friday Shifts starting at 1 PM. *All Shifts based on 4 hours and likely to run longer.

Looking for a part-time cleaner 6 evenings per week approximately 2 hours each night in Sylvan Lake. Must be able to work well on their own. Please reply to melleibel@shaw.ca or call 403-358-8295 for an interview.

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

Spruce & Pine -Split. Firepits avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

DO YOU: - Want extra income - Know the city well - Possess a clean, valid drivers license - Have a friendly attitude - Enjoy customer service - Want part-time work (12 to 22 hrs/week)

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca

CLASS 1 DRIVER with super B and grain hauling experience for Central AB. Call Wayne 403-341-9113

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood

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Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

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MORRISROE AREA:

Would you like to take the GED in your community?

Tired of Standing? Find something to sit on in Classifieds

Apply in person or send resume to: Email:kfcjobsrd@yahoo.ca or Fax: (403) 341-3820

Start your career! See Help Wanted

Firewood

Advocate Opportunities

GED Preparation

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TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

WINTER START

Above average wages, benefits package. Apply with resume @ Artic Truck, Email: ron.cain@nfleetsolutions.com Fax: 403-348-5198

Truckers/ Drivers

EquipmentHeavy

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LOCAL SERVICE CO. in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets. Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475

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Trades

Do you have what it takes to be a WISE Guy?

FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

3 days per week, no weekends ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA Abbot Close/Allan St. Addinell Close/Allan St. Adamson Ave/Arthur Close Alwright Close Anderson Close Anquetel Close BOWER AREA Brown Close/Barrett Drive Baile Close INGLEWOOD AREA Illingworth Close Ingram Close Iverson Close Isbister Close MORRISROE AREA Vista Village

Coil Tubing Spread Managers Coil Tubing Spread Supervisors Coil Tubing Operators Boom Truck Operators

SUNNYBROOK AREA Savoy Cres./Sydney Close Stirling Close Sherwood Cres LANCASTER AREA Lampard Cres Lancaster Drive Long Close Lougheed Close Lyons Close

Competitive Wages and Immediate Benefits. Priority given to applicants with relevant experience, and a Class 1 Drivers License. 21 and 14 or 15 and 6 day rotations are offered. Wise will also provide any oilfield tickets needed. For more information see:

VANIER AREA Vickers Close Vincent Close Viscount Drive

wiseisi.com Please Forward All Resumes to jobs@wiseisi.com or by fax to 403-340-1046

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Oilfield

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info **********************

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014 D3

the n o d e t is l e l ic h e v r u Get yo

ADVERTISE YOUR VEHICLE IN THE CLASSIFIEDS AND GET IT

2006 SILVERADO Z71 special edition, e/c, 4X4. New windshield, remote start, 5.3, 1 owner, 160,000 km very clean. $12,500 no GST **SOLD**

2008 MONTANA, 2955RL, 2 slides, king bed, Mor-Ryde hitch, Arctic pckg. exc. cond., $27,500. **SOLD**

2011 CYCLONE 300C Toy Hauler, $44,500. 2007 GMC dually 1 ton 182,000 kms. Together $66,500. 403-507-0570

2006 VW Jetta TDI

DO YOU HAVE A DIRT BIKE TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A HOLIDAY TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A MOTORHOME TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2009 HYUNDAI Accent, 64,000 kms.

2011 RAV4 LIMITED Leather, sunroof, 8 way power driver’s seat, very clean, great cond. $19,500 obo. 403-341-0606

2004 DODGE DAKOTA 4x4 Good shape. $5700. 403-598-4131

ULTIMATE TRUCK CAMPER 2007 Okanagan 117 DBL - 2 Slides, Sleeps 6, Full bath & kitchen. Queen. Huge. Mint $24,250 obo 403-620-8106

2009 KEYSTONE Passport Ultralite 29 ft Reduced, 1 slide, dbl. bunks, queen bed, A/C. See Kijiji Ad ID 548133556 $19,000. 403-343-1043

2004 TITANIUM model 31E36MK. Loaded, many extras. $24,500 obo. 403-347-1050 or 304-4580

2007 SATURN AURA. Loaded, 1 owner, exc. cond. 86,000 km. Never winter driven. $10,500 403-391-3820

2010 16 XCALIBUR Legend, 18’ alum. welded hull, prem. pckg for leisure & fishing, deluxe console, conv. top, travel tarp, 75 hp Merc. $13,500 SOLD!!!

2001 VOLVO S60. Loaded, very good cond. 182,000 km. $4500 obo. 403-343-2058

DO YOU HAVE A JEEP TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2007 VW Tourareg, fully loaded, AWD, new windshield, Nokian all season tires, in exceptionally good cond.. 180,000 kms. $14,750 obo 403-346-5440 or 403-391-0320

DO YOU HAVE A CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2002 CHRYSLER

2008 AVALANCHE, 4x4, nice shape. 587-679-1000

$6900.

DO YOU HAVE A BOAT TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2010 DODGE RAM 3500, loaded SLT, white, 4x4, S/B, 60,600 kms., $39,000. 403-347-4896

2013 CHEV LTZ full load, sunroof, leather, over $4000 in extras. $41,000. Sliding box cover. 403-348-9746

1997 SKIDSTEER Case 1840, only 3300 hrs. $15,500. 587-679-1000

2002 FORD Dynamax (B Plus) 27000 mi., new tires/awning Onan gen, roof a/c, slideout, sleeps 4, 3 pc. bath, A1, $31,500. **SOLD**

2006 HONDA Goldwing Trike

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2010 Ford Explorer

w/Lehman Monarch 2 trike kit. Loaded W/all options + lots of extra chrome. 49,500 kms bike was triked in 2011. $33,000. (403)318-4653

2013 GMC 2500 HD 4x4, 36,000 kms., Duramax Diesel $42,300. 587-679-1000

1998 CHRYSLER AWD

2003 DAKOTA, 3.9, auto., 128,000., 60% tires, $4400. o.b.o. **SOLD**

2006 MURANO AWD, V6, Remote Start, hitch, no rust, great cond.125,000 mi., $8900 obo. 403-309-4585

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1966 FORD Mustang Coupe appraised $15,500. Runs good. Would like at least $9500 403-391-3456

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1985 HONDA 250 SX Trike $950.00 **SOLD**

1999 GMC Sierra 1500 2WD, E/C, original owner, 252,000 km, Immaculate $3400. **SOLD**

2004 DODGE 1/2 ton 4x4 SLT quad cab. New tires, battery, power steering pump. $6000. 403-506-9632

1988 23’ TIOGA 460 Ford motor, exc. cond. low kms. $6900, obo **SOLD**

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1989 1 TON WITH PLOW, 4x4, controls inside, & dump. $6350. Good working order. 403-348-9746

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1989 GMC SIERRA Auto 350, s/b, no rust. Glass exc. 144,000km $4900. 403-340-8950

1991 ALLEGRO-BAY 29’. Class A, 35,000 miles, Generator, AC, Rear Bed, Exc. Cond. $10,000 obo. Call 403-442-3837

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2012 CAMARO 2SS Coupe 5500 km. Loaded. $41,900. 403-350-6434

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WASHINGTON - Michele Flournoy, a main contender to replace Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel, has taken herself out of consideration for the Pentagon’s top job, people familiar with the process said Tuesday. Flournoy’s decision underscores the difficulty President Barack Obama may face in finding a candidate to take the helm at the Pentagon late in his second term and as the administration faces intense criticism of its handling of crises in the Middle East and elsewhere in the world. Other candidates being considered include Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, who previously served as the Pentagon’s general counsel, according to several people close to the process. Johnson is highly regarded by the West Wing, particularly following the monthslong process he oversaw to identify the immigration executive actions Obama announced last week. But given Republicans’ staunch opposition to that action, tapping Johnson for the Pentagon post risks turning his confirmation hearing into a fierce debate on immigration. The president would also need to fill the top job at Homeland Security again just as the department is implementing the immigration actions. Two Pentagon veterans are also seen as contenders for the department’s top job: former Deputy Defence Secretary Ashton Carter and Robert Work, who currently holds the No. 2 job at the Pentagon.

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CLEVELAND — Several hundred people marched down an exit ramp and temporarily blocked rush-hour traffic on a busy freeway on Tuesday while protesting a police officer’s fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy who had brandished a pellet gun. Police diverted traffic but didn’t take action against the protesters, who chanted phrases such as “Hands up, don’t shoot” and “No justice, no peace” as they sat in a major intersection before marching past City Hall and onto state Route 2. The protesters were demonstrating after the death of Tamir Rice, who was shot Saturday when police responded to a 911 call about a gun at a playground. Police later determined Tamir had a pellet gun that looked like a real firearm.

Judge strikes down Arkansas’ gay marriage ban LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ gay marriage ban on Tuesday, which could pave the way for same-sex marriages in another conservative southern state, though the ruling faces an appeal. Judges across America have ruled against bans similar to Arkansas’ since the U.S. Supreme Court struck part of a federal anti-gay marriage law in June 2013, and gay marriage rapidly became legal in more than half of the U.S., including several traditionally conservative states. U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker ruled in favour of two same-sex couples who had challenged a 2004 constitutional amendment and earlier state law defining marriage as between a man and a woman, arguing that the ban violated the U.S. Constitution and discriminated based on sexual orientation. But Baker put her ruling on hold, and the state is expected to appeal it to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in St. Louis.

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Members of the Missouri Highway Patrol walk past a building burned to the ground Tuesday in Dellwood, Mo. The building and several others in and around Ferguson were burned during protests after a grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer in the killing of unarmed black 18-year-old Michael Brown.

Ferguson torched BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FERGUSON, Mo. — Attorneys for Michael Brown’s family on Tuesday vowed to push for federal charges against the Ferguson police officer who killed the unarmed 18-year-old, and they renewed their calls for peace following a night of violent protests in which several businesses were burned to the ground. The attorneys said the grand jury process was rigged from the start to clear Officer Darren Wilson in the Aug. 9 shooting death of Brown. And they criticized everything from the types of evidence St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch presented to the jury to the way it was presented and the timing of the grand jury’s decision. They also said they hope that a federal civil rights investigation will result in charges against Wilson. “We said from the very beginning that the decision of this grand jury was going to be the direct reflection of the

presentation of the evidence by the prosecutor’s office,” said attorney Anthony Gray, who suggested McCulloch presented some testimony, including from witnesses who did not see the shooting, to discredit the process. Meanwhile, Gov. Jay Nixon ordered more National Guardsmen into Ferguson to help local law enforcement keep order in the St. Louis suburb. Twelve commercial buildings in Ferguson were burned down during the protests that erupted after the grand jury’s decision was announced Monday night, and firefighters responded to blazes at eight others, Assistant Fire Chief Steve Fair said. Other businesses were looted, and 12 vehicles also were torched. There were 61 arrests in Ferguson overnight, many for burglary and trespassing, and 21 in St. Louis, where protesters broke some store windows along South Grand Avenue. Jon Belmar, chief of the St. Louis County police, said that unless his agency could bring in 10,000 officers, “I don’t think we can prevent folks who

really are intent on destroying a community.” At least 18 people were injured and sought treatment at area hospitals, including someone who was shot and was recovering Tuesday at SSM DePaul Health Center. The hospital didn’t give any details about the shooting. Two other people were admitted to BarnesJewish Hospital for undisclosed injuries. Everyone else was treated and released. Brown’s parents made public calls for peace in the run-up to Monday’s announcement, and on Tuesday, their attorneys and activists again stressed that those setting fires and engaging in violence were not on Michael Brown’s side. There were several area protests on Tuesday, including one in Clayton, where the grand jury met, in which clergy members and others blocked traffic for several hours and another through downtown St. Louis in which protesters swarmed the steps of a federal courthouse and stopped traffic. Nobody was arrested at the Clayton

protest and at least four people were arrested at the one in St. Louis. Meanwhile, many area districts cancelled classes out of concern for the safety of students travelling to and from school. The grand jury’s decision means that Wilson, who is white, will not face any state criminal charges for killing Brown, who was black and unarmed. Brown’s death inflamed deep racial tensions between many black Americans and police. Attorneys for Brown’s family said they still hope that an ongoing federal civil rights investigation will lead to charges. For that to happen, investigators would need to satisfy a rigorous standard of proof in order to mount a prosecution. The department also has launched a broad probe into the Ferguson Police Department, looking for patterns of discrimination. Regardless of the outcome of those investigations, Brown’s family could also file a wrongful-death lawsuit against Wilson.

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HONG KONG — An attempt by Hong Kong authorities to clear a 2-monthold pro-democracy protest camp in Mong Kok district spiraled into chaos Tuesday as hundreds more protesters flooded the crowded neighbourhood, a flashpoint for earlier violent clashes with police and angry mobs. A total of 80 people were arrested, police said. Twenty-three were detained for contempt of court or resisting public officers after police warned them not to interfere with workers and bailiffs enforcing a court order to remove obstructions from part of the protest area, one of three sites in the city occupied by activists. Workers in hard hats and gloves backed by bailiffs and police had spent most of the day clearing barricades, tents and other debris from the 50-meter (160-foot) stretch of Argyle Street covered by the court order, which was granted to a minibus company complaining that its business was hurt. Pro-democracy lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung was among those taken to waiting police vans. By evening, traffic was flowing again on the street for the first time in two months, but tensions rose as protesters scuffled on surrounding side streets with police, who used pepper spray to force them away from the area. Fifty-seven more people were arrested for unlawful assembly and assaulting or obstructing officers, a police statement said.

ers into the streets later that night to confront police, forcing them to make a humiliating retreat. The government warned that on Wednesday police would help enforce a second restraining order granted to taxi drivers covering the rest of the Mong Kok site, raising the prospect of further violent clashes. “Tomorrow will be the main event,” said lawmaker Albert Chan of the radical pro-democracy People Power party. “There will be more people joining the resistance.” Protesters have been camped out on major thoroughfares since Sept. 28 demanding greater democracy in the semiautonomous Chinese city. The standoff has continued with no end in sight as neither the government nor the student-led protesters have shown any willingness to compromise. “I’ll continue to fight for true democracy,” said housewife Candy Chan, 50, a frequent Mong Kok visitor. “We’re fighting because we want the government to come out and respond to our demands.” A small crowd applauded police from the sidelines. Businessman Andrew Tang said the protesters were not realistic in demanding that Hong Kong’s government scrap Beijing’s requirement that a panel screen candidates in inaugural 2017 elections, adding that they miscalculated by not withdrawing earlier.

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Protesters prepare to push against policemen at an occupied area in Mong Kok district of Hong Kong Tuesday. An attempt by Hong Kong authorities to clear a two-month-old pro-democracy protest camp in Mong Kok district spiraled into chaos Tuesday as hundreds more protesters flooded the crowded neighborhood, a flashpoint for earlier violent clashes with police and angry mobs. A total of 80 people were arrested, police said. The chaotic scenes that continued late into the night underscored the challenge Hong Kong authorities face in trying to shut down the protest site in gritty, working-class Mong Kok. It’s home to a more unruly and aggressive crowd compared with the main protest

site next to government headquarters, where protesters last week put up little resistance to a separate court order to remove a handful of barricades. A surprise dawn operation in October to clear the Mong Kok camp backfired by drawing thousands of protest-

At least 40 killed in suicide bombing in Nigeria BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAUCHI, Nigeria — The teenage girls entered the busy marketplace separately Tuesday, their vests of explosives hidden beneath their full hijabs. The first detonated her bomb, killing three women. As rescuers rushed in, the second girl screamed and set off her explosives, killing dozens more, according to witnesses and authorities. More than 40 people died in the

double suicide bombing in Maiduguri, a provincial capital in northeastern Nigeria, according to Haruna Issa, a hospital volunteer in the city. Suspicion immediately fell on the insurgents from the Islamic militant group Boko Haram, which controls a large part of northeastern Nigeria and is blamed for the deaths this year of at least 1,500 people in Africa’s most populous country. In its campaign of violence, Boko Haram has used car bombs and men wearing vests of explosives. It also has

begun using women who can cover the explosives with their hijabs, and the recruits appear to have gotten younger, with several instances of teenage attackers earlier this year. The militants attracted international attention with their April kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls from Chibok, about 125 kilometres (78 miles) southwest of Maiduguri. The schoolgirls are still missing and their plight has aroused international concern and prompted the #BringBackOurGirls social media campaign.

On Oct. 17, the parents of the schoolgirls were encouraged when the Nigerian military announced a cease-fire with Boko Haram and said negotiations had begun for the release of the captives. Those hopes were quickly dashed when Boko Haram fighters continued attacks and seized several cities and towns across the northeast. In a video statement, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau denied the cease-fire and scoffed at claims of negotiations to release the schoolgirls.

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 26, 2014

Boyfriend distant when it comes to family Dear Annie: My boyfriend, “Darrin,” More Involvement and I have been seeing each other for Dear Wishing: You need to discuss five years. this directly with Darrin. I love him and feel loved by him. He Tell him you find his lack of interis affectionate and a great est in your family upsetting listener. I have grown chiland want to know why he dren who are free to pop in doesn’t care to get to know and out of my house whenthem better. Your children ever they please. We also (not to mention your sibhave many extended family lings) are important to you, get-togethers throughout the and should the relationship year. progress, you want to be Darrin will ask me about certain he will not alienate my kids and siblings and your family. seems interested when I talk Keep in mind, however, about them. But he doesn’t that not all people are close seem eager to make them to the children and relapart of his life. tives of their significant othMITCHELL He says he doesn’t like ers. This doesn’t have to be & SUGAR big groups, so he rarely goes a deal-breaker. What counts with me to family get-togethis that he not interfere with ers. He also doesn’t like to the level of attachment that come over when my kids are you want. here and makes no effort to get to know Dear Annie: “Need Some Guidance” them. When I invite him, he makes up said her friend is educated and intelliexcuses for why he can’t come. gent, but mispronounces some words. My kids think Darrin is distant and You are right that it is difficult to doesn’t care about them. Will he be correct a grownup’s pronunciation, but like this if we marry and live in the I believe it is still worthwhile. same house? Is this something that After all, the objective is to help a can be worked through? — Wishing for friend be seen by others in the best

ANNIE ANNIE

RIDING HIGH

possible light. Many years ago, I was in the habit of using the word “irregardless.” My employer helped educate me. She casually said, “You know, you have such a good command of the English language, it surprises me when you say ‘irregardless.’” She then enlightened me about it not being a proper word, and I will always be grateful she did. — Know Better Now Dear Know: Several readers weighed in on this. Read on: From Florence, Ky.: As a child, most of my friends and family said “liberry” instead of “library.” During my senior year in college, I was walking with a good friend and said, “Do you want to go into the liberry?” She slammed her books onto the concrete sidewalk and said, “It’s LIBRARY! It has an ‘a’ and an ‘r.’ Say it!” I smiled and said it correctly. She had never raised her voice before. I laugh every time I think of the word and say it correctly now. Simi Valley, Calif.: There are people who were taught to read by memorization and don’t understand that letters

have specific sounds. Phonics helps. New York: As a speech language pathologist, I address these issues all the time. It may not be a reflection of education and intelligence, but rather a learning disability. Boston: My husband has always mispronounced words. He once saw a speech therapist, but it didn’t help. I often wonder whether he has a slight form of dyslexia. No matter. We’ve been married for 50 years, and he’s a great person. Pittsburgh, Pa.: In parts of southwestern Pennsylvania, we say “pitcher” for “picture.” We also “redd” up a room, which dates back to an Elizabethan English term related to the word “ready,” referring to removing stones from a field. I have travelled through many American small towns and love hearing the accents and word usages that are unique to specific regions. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

fears now. There is the possibility to socialize with friends within a home setting or familiar space, allowing for you to relax a little more today. Wednesday, Nov. 26 VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You will have CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Tina Turner, 75; Kristin Bauer, 48; Arjun Ram- the opportunity to get out there and socialize in a big way today! Grab that opportunity! pal, 42 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: There is a great Not only will it help you express and release opportunity to take some breathing space just what you want to say, but it will give you from others. This is good, if you have felt the ability to have breakthroughs with meeting slightly stressed with all the happenings so the right person who can help you. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): There is a far this week. Your energy levels will be lower great opportunity to be with othtoday and you might need a little ers today. You will be more willmore rest. You also can just be ing to take the opportunity to sobored of the daily routine and will cialize with new individuals. Take simply seek out new activities those much needed breaks and and adventures to bring more pauses just to regroup today, if fun into your life now. needed. It will be a busy day — HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today enjoy! is your birthday, this year will alSCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. low you the opportunity to make 21): You could wake up feeling proper investments. slightly irritable today. That will A financial increase is almost soon change as you start your promised this year. The more day and interact with many othenergy you put into building that ers. Through these interactions, area of life, the more personal LARISA MAIRA there will also be the ability to value you will feel. If there are OZOLINS gain more resources. Perhaps, creative projects on the go, then you will simply learn a new way this will prove to find the exact of caring for yourself. audience it needs in order to SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22be successful. Enjoy the year Dec. 21): The more time you spend alone toahead! ARIES (March 21-April 19): There is a day, the better. You will be more able to gain great opportunity for you to build your financ- proper composure to tackle the next steps es by sheer determination today. Just watch forward in your plans. Although you will want that you do not exhaust yourself now. Today to socialize with romantic interests in new can also give you an opportunity to socialize ways later on, take the daytime to actualize with someone whom you consider dating, if your path. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Family, single. Go out and enjoy! TAURUS (April 20-May 20): There is a or those within your home environment, will great ability to spend your money, or your bring out the best in you. This may provide business partner’s, or spouse’s money fool- you with an opportunity to rest on your laurels ishly today. Perhaps, they are treating you to a little too. You can and will want to achieve help you relax a little more. You might need a more today, but do realize that energy levels will be lowered, so rest as well. new perspective on life. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You will be GEMINI (May 21-June 20): There will be an increase with social activities today. You attracting new and exciting situations and inwill be more than happy to meet new individu- dividuals into your life today. There is a sense als and try something new in the process. Un- that you will be more tired, perhaps only of derstand that you might not be clear minded the old and tried ways of doing things, and today. Do get closer with others, but don’t will want to branch out. Either way, you will be in a calm and reflective mood today. accept what they say at face value. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): With your CANCER (June 21-July 22): There is a lot of activity going on with your romantic in- mind on achievements for most of the time, terest or perhaps with your children. You will today will welcome in a much needed rest pebe more than willing to try something new. Do riod. You will want to push forward, but today use that energy to your advantage. Creative is a good day to relax. By resting more, you projects and expressing your creative talents will be able to think up new, profitable ways to approach your goals. will go well today. Larisa Maira Ozolins is an internationally LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): It is probably best that you rest up a little more today. You will syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her colneed to actively ignore negative thoughts and umn appears daily in the Advocate.

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A performer and a horse are centre stage at the Canadian Western Agribition in Regina. Cowboy-mounted shooting and a medieval-style jousting tournament are among this year’s events at the Canadian Western Agribition, an international trade show that also celebrates Prairie life that is on now until Saturday. The event is also host to the Canadian Cowboys Association Finals rodeo.

WESTBROOK, Maine — A New Mexico woman’s missing kitten has been located in Maine, although exactly how the feline made the 3,700-km trip remains a mystery.

The female kitten, named Spice, was turned into the Animal Refuge League in Westbrook earlier this month by a man who found her inside a duffel bag outside a Portland thrift store. Spice’s owner was tracked though an implanted microchip to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Jennifer Brown of

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the Animal Refuge League tells the Portland Press Herald she talked to the owner, who said Spice bolted on Halloween when she opened her door for trick-or-treaters. The owner, who

didn’t want to be identified, said she’s never been to Maine and doesn’t know anyone from Maine. Spice, meanwhile, remains in Westbrook because the owner can’t afford to fly her home.

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